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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following item is from the Yale News; the italics are our own: D. N. Baxter, '83, Harvard's champion heavyweight sparer, will enter for the amateur championship at New York in February Out-runner Bangs, who won the light-weight wrestling at the winter meetings last year, and also the cup for general wrestling, will try conclusions with the other light-weight wrestlers of the country at the same time...
...Smithsonian Institution Government fixed again in her interest as against Harvard's." What this dark hint may mean we cannot fathom. That there has been any active contest between the scientific professors of Yale and of Harvard for the control of the Smithsonian Institute, as this item would imply, is certainly a matter of news to the majority. Why Harvard should wish such control it is not easy to see. No, the Transcript is engaged in a very reprehensible business in fomenting jealousy between Yale and Harvard by dropping such hints as the above...
...nines, and when we remember that all the instincts and surroundings of a college man would tend to dissuade him from becoming a professional athlete." As an interesting commentary on the above in showing what influences are sometimes brought to bear on college students we print the following telegraphic item: "Prof. Edward Hitchcock, Jr., of Amherst College, has been appointed by the trustees of Cornell University professor of physical culture and hygiene. It is probable that compulsory gymnastics will be required of the lower classes. It is stated that the engagement of Prof. P. McClellan, of New York City...
...recent item to the effect that Captain Perkins, of the University crew, was about to organize an auxiliary crew in order to accept the challenge of the University of Pennsylvania again brings up the subject of forming auxiliary teams. There can be no doubt that it would be greatly to the advantage of all the teams to have these auxiliary teams to pick from; and the advantage would be in several ways, it would be an inducement to more men to try for a place on the teams as they would have some hope of playing in matches with outside...
...item in Wednesday's issue, Matthew Arnold was mentioned as being a Professor of Cambridge. It should have read at Oxford...