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...then: The attempt of the A. A. U. to make registration general in its effect on college athletes has put a check on amateur sport. An examination of the entry lists of recent contests held under the A. A. U. rules is sufficient to prove this. Further, college opinion has so crystallized that the I. C. A. A. A. A. has demanded as its rights "absolute exemption of all its members from the registration scheme of the A. A. U." There the matter stands. The Intercollegiate Association is far from wishing a break with...
Lecture on the Holy Land: in the interest of the American School for Oriental Study and Research in Palestine. Recent Excavations in Jerusalem. Dr. Frederick J. Bliss. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...
...Alexander Agassiz delivered a very interesting lecture in Sanders Theatre last evening on the results of his recent investigations of coral growths about the Fiji Islands. Mr. Agassiz took as his subject, "The Present State of the Theories of the Formation of Coral Reefs," and said in part: The theory of Darwin was that the formation of attols or coral barrier reefs was due to the subsidence of the district where they are situated. Dana's observations seemed greatly to strengthen the theory and its very simplicity gained it popularity. The first tangible objection to the theory was found...
Yesterday afternoon a change was made in the recent make-up of the infield. Clark, who has been playing first base, was put on third and McCornick, last year's Freshman pitcher, was tried at first. McCornick did some good throwing and proved to be a fair man on receiving thrown balls, although he is clearly inexperienced in playing the position. Clark seems to be improving in his throw, getting it off in better style than he did some time ago. His fielding was clean and fast...
...regular class crews have now been reduced to their final make-up. As a result all those extra men who have been rowing from the 'Varsity house have joined their class eights at the Weld. This recent addition of material has increased the number at the latter house by nearly thirty. The different crews have been very much shaken up, and the men so changed about that everything is in an uncertain condition. From now on, however, the crews will row as they are at present made up. Ninety-nine will go to the training table at Lappen...