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...games were postponed for the spring recess, Harvard having somewhat of an advantage in position in both games, particularly in the Scotch. Shortly after the recess, a rather surprising communication was received asking that the games be postponed "sine die." The reasons which Yale gave for this proposition were that she considered the game even, and that it was difficult to make the moves at this time of year...
...none so much as because it shows again that the relation between students and faculty is one of close understanding and sympathy. That the work of the men on probation should improve and bring them safely within the specified standards of the college was of course a sine qua non to their restoration to regular standing at any time. The fact that they have made that improvement, however, would not have been enough in itself to get them off probation so early. The petition was granted at this time because of "the character and assurances" of those who signed...
...Appleton chapel yesterday afternoon. He took as his text the latter part of the seventh and first of the eighth chapters of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans: "For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do" No sine are really small, but on the contrary are perilous and unhappy. Some sins come to us from a bad heart and thus leave us in a condition more susceptible to sin than before. Thus it is that there are two lives open to us. We must either live in sprit...
Arnold's fame as a literary critic rests on his two well known collections of essays. The essence of criticism, he says, is disinterestedness. At the same time he well understood that it was the sine qua non of a great critic to have a definite point of view. He chose a text and threw a strong and steady light upon it. His horizon was wider even than that of St. Beuve's. Yet he sometimes fell into ambiguities, and was often led astray by his fondness for phrases. Arnold will always live, nevertheless, as the greatest English critic...
...which they defeated Canada last July, and the recent victories over the Gentlemen of Ireland, will very likely send an eleven over to England next spring. This team will be called, like its predecessor which was so successful, "The Gentlemen of Philadelphia." The former visit was in '84. Sine then many young cricketers have sprung into prominence and by their performances in the recent international matches proved that they could uphold the reputation of the '84 team...