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...sparring in the last athletic meeting was open to no objection except from those who object to having any sparring whatever at the meetings. The contestants were cautioned not to indulge in much hard hitting, and the result showed that no one lost by this restraint. The hissing by some of the decision given by gentlemen who have been kind enough to act as judges in our sports, was as ungentlemanly as it was uncalled for, and we were glad to see that the majority of the audience showed their condemnation of it by their applause...
...through the paper appeal, however, to a body of readers, to whom Latin and Greek are more familiar than perhaps any other subjects. The elective system at Harvard has made it possible for a man to drop his Greek and Latin at the end of his freshman year. The result is that a number of Harvard students are incapable of translating a Greek or Latin sentence, which requires more than the most elementary knowledge of the languages, after their freshman year. In Oxford this is not the case. Greek and Latin are kept up by the student until the classic...
...Nation to the secrecy which envelopes the management of the financial affairs of that college. Harvard and Yale have recognized this fact and of late have published reports exhibiting the condition of their finances and explaining their wants. A similar move on the part of Columbia would probably result to its advantage...
...operative Society, besides adding to the stability of the character of the society in some measure, is likely to have an excellent effect in bringing about a greater interest and active participation by the members of the faculty in the workings and benefits of the society. This result is certainly a desirable one, and that it will be accomplished there seems little doubt...
...Oxford-Cambridge boat race was rowed yesterday, Oxford winning by three lengths, a totally unexpected result, as Cambridge was the favorite in betting circles, odds of 7 to 2 being offered on her before the start. The Cambridge crew were fifty pounds heavier than Oxford, but the latter pulled in better form, rowing forty to the minute from start to finish. The race ended in a snow storm. This makes the record of victories 22 to 17 in favor of Oxford, and one "dead heat...