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...April recess a drinking fountain was built in the main hallway of the Union towards the Periodical Room. The fountain is a memorial to Thomas Simms Bettens '74 and bears the following inscriptions: "He taught the classics with distinction for twenty-eight years in a secondary school in New York City and won the respect and affection of his pupils by his cheerful patience, justice, and hopeful sympathy. He was simple in his desires, sincere and unaffected in friendship, modest in all relations. This fountain is the gift of his boys, including graduates of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia Universities...
...preliminary round of games in the Letter Cup baseball series will begin today at 4 o'clock, when two games will be played: Probation A. C. vs. Baby Dolls on the diamond behind the baseball bleachers, and Nine Muses vs. Squabs on the new diamond, where spring football practice was held. Tomorrow's games will be as follows: Incognitos vs. Mug-wumps on the diamond by the bleachers, and Red Shirts vs. Can Openers on the new diamond. Drawings for the series are posted in the CRIMSON Office...
...anniversary of the birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes; a centenary which from a Harvard standpoint stands out in special prominence. Holmes was graduated from Harvard College with the famous class of 1829, immortalized in many of his lighter poems. His name has always been closely associated with that distinguished New England group of men of letters which attained so enviable a position in the second half of the last century. As poet, essayist and physician, Holmes was equally successful. He lectured for many years in the Harvard Medical School, and his standing in his profession was always notably high...
...Harvard rallied strongly. The team spent Wednesday night in Philadelphia, and the next day played Annapolis at Annapolis. The Navy won, to 3. The first half of the game ended in a tie, but Annapolis completely outplayed Harvard in the second half. On Friday the team went to New York and on Saturday played Stevens on Stevens Field, Hoboken, winning by the score of 3 goals to 2. The game was closely contested, but fast play brought victory to the University team...
...registration rooms are as follows: Seniors, New Lecture Hall Juniors, Upper Massachusetts Sophomores, New Lecture Hall Freshmen, Upper Massachusetts College Special Students, New Lecture Hall Scientific Students, upper Massachusetts...