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...Spectator comments on the fact that at Cornell money-prizes are given in the athletic contests. Do the Cornell men expect to be admitted as amateurs at other sports after this? The Era answers that it's none of Columbia's business, and anyhow Cornell never had a postgraduate on her crew, - another delightfully conclusive answer. It may be interesting to some to see what the prizes are worth at Cornell. In the 100-yards dash the prize is $1; 220-yards, $2 ("reduction on taking a quantity"); 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile, $3; 100-yards run (backwards) which...
...will be surprised, O friend of my bosom, to learn that here neither the men nor the women attach any importance to their hair. None of the graces of a closely cropped crown or a long plait adorn American heads. The men cut off their hair in places called barber's shops, where three times a week they have their faces painted white with a mixture of froth and fire-water. I was curious to visit such a barber's shop, and what did I see? Three men were stretched out full-length and wrapped up in towels, with shut...
...from lockers in the Boat House. We learn that the officers of the Boat Club took every precaution to insure the safety of articles, by ordering the door to be locked and a special officer to be in attendance during the afternoon. But in spite of this, it is none the less aggravating to those who lost money, and since there seems no way by which to prevent sneak-thieves from practising in the Gymnasium and Boat House, we suggest that the wisest course for those who use them is to leave money and watches at home...
...None took me to the minister...
...None but the brave deserve a millionnaire...