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...effect of the spring trip of the nine has been to show that if Harvard is to put a victorious team in the field in the coming championship games a great deal of hard work must be done. The work of the nine agains professionals was, to say the least, discouraging, although, when we take into consideration all the disadvantages under which the nine played, not so unsatisfactory as many seem to think. The infield is very weak and the team as a whole bat very poorly, The great advantage of these professional games is to bring out the weak...
...third winter meeting the of H. A. A. was a great success. A large crowd of spectators, including many ladies, had plenty of chances to show their enthusiasm over close and exciting contests. There were an unusually large number of entries for the events since about a dozen members of other colleges belonging to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association and of the Institute of Technology had availed themselves of the chance of contesting. The visitors made such good use of their strength and agility, that they carried off five first prizes and one second from the eight events...
...Iron Mask." Mr. Sanderson gave briefly the suppositions which have been advanced concerning the identity of the prisoner. The first mention made of the fact is by Voltaire who says a great deal concerning the deferential way in which he was treated, which would tend to show that he was some man of importance. Among the many theories which have been advanced there are three, any one of which is possible. The first is that the "Man in the Iron Mask" was a brother of Louis XIV., which opinion was strongly advocated by the Duke of Richelieu, a descendent...
...Delta Upsilon Quarterly of February, a magazine of one hundred pages, is of more especial interest to members of the fraternity, but it contains much of interest to an outsider, as it shows the important place which this society holds in the college world. Statistics given show that the fraternity now includes twenty-five active chapters and an alumni membership of 4045. The editorials and news items concern the doings of the various Greek letter societies. The larger part of the number is taken up by letters from the chapters which show that the active chapters...
...thus attributing blame to the officers of the association are in many cases the ones who are really responsible for the lack of interest shown thus far in the meetings. Many of these men are fully capable of contesting in the events of the meetings, and of making creditable showings even if not of winning prizes. The spirit which they show in censuring the management of the association for a state of affairs for which they are largely responsible, is most reprehensible, and one that should be strongly discountenanced...