New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
HARVARD.

Cambridge. Mass, Dec. 6.-No action was taken py
the Harvard Athletic Committee this week IN reearu
TO renewing athletic contests with Yale. Inc seri
Gus illness OF Professor Beale. chairman preVeh'eu
the regular meeting last Tuesday. ana IL WI" 'aiAe
place next Tuesday. The opinions OF indiViuud
members of this committee as well as OF prominent
men in the undergraduate body. indicate a war;"
feeling in favor of continuance of the Ola a'h-
ctic contests with Yale. There seems 10 DE "'''c
desire the part of the committee 10 HidN' any
discriminating alliances with any college HarVaro
will never again take the position of favoring one
college to the extent of ignoring another The stahu
Harvard will take will be determined next week al
the meeting of the Athletic Committee Ihere Is
little reason to doubt that Yale's overtures VIII oe
halfway.
This weeks rowing at Harvard has been more
than intcrcstng The TWO crews which Mr. Len
mann has selected from the unusually large a'ho"''
of good material are so evenly matched INA, ''e''
is really little to choose between them lie mas
been coaching both crews from the lauhch ever!
day and has always been accompanied by some o'u
coaches or oarsmen Yesterday Professor Mors"''
c. S Mumford 81. last years COACH A. CrocNer
20. who rowed in Mayor Bancrofts winning crew.
and other prominent oarsmcr went out on the
launch with him There has never been IA coach
at Harvard who has so completely won the coni-
dencc of the student body as well as the graduates
has Mr. Lehman. Tho members OF the faculty
like him personally. and he has the entire college
support With his ability and the sood ere" ma
tcria he ought TO have winning team NeAt
Saturday there Will be race between tnc TWO
crews he has selected. The crews viii row as io!-
lows: First crcw-Strokc. G. 9. Bun: .. Goodrlch
captain: g. Thomson; j. Hollistcr; j. r. PERKINS,
. McDui,ic: . Marvin bow. Hurley. Second crew
Stroke. Boardman; - lin PERKINS ,cHpt'.'iD.
s. Ames: = Duiiicd: I. ~ Spraguc; }. Cameron;
> Rice bow. Adams. The significance of this race
lies in the fact that from these TWO cTcws ne VII
select the 10 train In the tank during Ms
absence in England. Mr.. Lehman VIII -" apost
the 10th Of this month and return early IN Marcn
lccts in Tho river the cannot 20 out for hrce
months. In England. both the Cambridge ana OA-
ford crews row about the entire year. Mr. Len
mann seems satisfied with the results OF the crews
work They seem 10 catch the idea OF the English
stroke.
During the Christmas recess tho Intercollegiate
chess tournament viii be played In New-lor
HarVard's representatives. Will be W. e. Arensburg
&. l.. Barnard. ". Il. Cutting &. II. Dunn. II. ..
Pfoulke }. Hewins a w Ryder. +. +. Southard
and +. T. Thayer.
The statement Of the graduate manager for this
years baseball team shows deficit OF si3. The
expenses were S7.9i3 IS and the receipts sl,sos ~
The necessity for place where sick students
might be cared for has induced the corporation 10
take action in the matter Students have become i'll
various times and have had to be removed TO the
Cambridg" city or Boston hospitals For fear lest
some serious contagious disease might infect the
University well as for a convenience to students
i'll from ordinary disease an nlrmary Is proposed to
be furnished by III" corporation. To secure the
necessary $500 TO $1,000 annual expenses II has
been suggested that every student in the University
a Resident in Cambridge be assessed 81 every year.
and assessed 81 q day for every days residence f.
the iniirmary beyond five days; or. seems mos
feasible to the corporation Il is suggested tha, a
OF - I've made addition to the usual tuition
fee. Either scheme would secure the necessary
for running the innrmary.