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Wallace is still ineligible. There is a rumor that last year's stalwart centre, may yet be able to play later in the season. The rule at Harvard is more strict that that at Yale in regard to men who have played major sports at other colleges, and it is understood that a conference of Harvard, Yale and Princeton officials will soon decide upon a uniform regulation for all three colleges. Until something is done, however, Wallaco will not play...
...verses on chorus-girls, the Memorial dialogues, and the allusions to Radcliffe hold sturdily to the traditions of the last twenty years. They show how rapidly the Freshmen fall into line. For, of course, the Lampoon is written by Freshmen-about four, as I count-and edited by a stalwart band of twenty-five, mostly Juniors and, Seniors. It may be rash, but I venture to make a suggestion, that for one number the editors do not confine themselves to composing the editorial and "By the Way," but write the whole number, and then send out canvassers for new subscribers...
...first half describes the appearance in the court of King Arthur, at Yuletide, of a stalwart knight all clad in green, who challenges the assembled knights to a strange contest. The green knight offers to allow any man present to deal him a blow with his axe on condition that he (the green knight) may deal a return blow a twelvemonth hence at the Green Chapel. Sir Gawain is the only knight valiant enough to accept the challenge. Accordingly, with a ponderous blow he chops off the green knight's head. But the latter picks his head up again...
...reputation of our University is to be sustained we must have the best material to meet these teams and defeat them. An excellent start has been made, and a number of good men are out daily, practicing and learning to handle the sticks; but many other stalwart, active men should join the squads and try for the team, which is as yet entirely unformed. Our 'varsity and second lacrosse teams should be composed of the best men in college, and Captain Leighton would be very glad to have any one interested join the squads and begin training...
Today ninety-four bids her social goodbye to Harvard. It will bring unfeigned regret to hundreds of the students who are to remain longer in the University. Ninety-four has many members who, by reason of their stalwart manliness and refined gentlemanliness, it has been an education to know...