THE present Harvard man seems to be able to give his attention to a novelty for about twelve months, or in some cases even less, after which time spent in the new pursuit, he puts on his slippers, stretches himself on his window-seat, lights a cigarette, and cares no more for Telegraphy, Chess, the French Club, the Club Races, or the Athletic Sports. All of which goes to show the utter worthlessness of the present average candidate for A. B. At least, so many persons would have us think.

But I do not see why a college student should be required to be so much less fickle than the rest of the world. The sum of the matter is this, that there are very few newly introduced amusements that last in any community, whether it be a college or a city; and the college is justly liable to change its tastes more frequently than the city, because of the fact that one quarter of its members change every year. Men are surprised because there were only twenty-eight entries this year to the Athletic Sports compared with sixty-three, which was the number last fall, and attribute this to a lack of spirit and a want of energy in the students. While the real reason is this: the Harvard man seeks amusement; he finds it one year in rowing or running, the next year he is tired of these and looks around for some new pursuit with which to divert himself. This feeling is not peculiar to him, it is common to all mankind. The inhabitants of a city are amused by spelling-matches for a time; they get tired of these, and are amused by wrestling-matches, of which they also soon become wearied. So let us not think that our students are morally or physically weak, because they refuse to be amused by the same thing for several years together.

Last Friday, one of the hottest days of the season thus far, witnessed the summer meeting of the Athletic Association on Jarvis Field. A large number of ladies from town honored the athletes with their presence, and that portion of the seats which was reserved for them formed one of the most attractive features of the afternoon, and was a sight well worth the trouble of a much longer walk than that from the Yard to Jarvis Field.

Indeed, what with the ladies in their summer costumes and the Freshmen in their spring suits, the writer had great difficulty in keeping enough of his wits about him to take notes for the following account of the sports themselves:-

Shortly after three o'clock the bell was struck to warn the contestants in the one-mile running race to get ready, and they shortly afterwards appeared on the field and took their positions on the course in the following order, number one being on the inside: J. Holmes, '79 (1), H. W. Cushing, '77 (2), L. Cushing, '79 (3), C. G. James, '79 (4). On the firing of the pistol they started, and Mr. H. W. Cushing took the lead, followed by Messrs. James, L. Cushing, and Holmes, in the order named. The first quarter was made in 1.27, the men passing the line in the same order as at the start, with the exception that Holmes gained third place; at the half-mile Holmes took the lead, making it in 2.59, and this order was kept until the end, the three quarters being got over in 4.26, and Holmes came in first on the last quarter, winning the race in 5.35, being 32 1/2 seconds longer than at the fall meeting.

For the next event on the programme (the one-mile walk) there was only one entry (Mr. G. W. Green, '76), and consequently there was no race, the rules of the Association requiring two contestants in order that there shall be a race. The running high-jump was, therefore, called instead, and Messrs. E. C. Hall, '76, and H. G. Danforth, '77, appeared in answer to the sound of the bell. The cup was won by Mr. Hall, who jumped 4 ft. 10 in., which was three inches less than the jump of last fall.

The next event was the hundred-yards dash, for which there were five entries, and which was run in three heats. In the first, Messrs. A. L. Rives, L. S., S. G. Ward, '76, and C. B. Chandler, L. S., started, Chandler coming in first in 11 3/4 sec. The second heat, between Messrs. A. H. Latham, '77, and H. C. Dunham, '77, was won by Latham in 11 sec. The final heat, between Latham and Chandler, was postponed until after the next event, which was the half-mile run. The contestants were Messrs. F. Cunningham, L. S., and J. Swift, '79. At the start Swift took the lead and made the quarter in 1.9 1/4 sec., closely followed by Cunningham. During the second quarter the men kept close together until they were a hundred yards from home, when Cunningham slipped and fell, leaving Swift to come in in 2.24 1/4; the time last fall being 2.19.

Messrs. Latham and Chandler then ran the final heat of the hundred yards, which was won by Latham in 10 3/4 sec; last fall's time being 11 sec.

The winner of the running long-jump, which came next, was Mr. J. T. Linzee, '77, who jumped 18 ft. 4 in. (the same as last year), the other competitor being Mr. E. C. Hall, '76.

The three-mile race did not take place, there being only one entry, Mr. C. G. James, '79. The 120-yards hurdle-race, which stood next, was won by Mr. A. H. Latham, '77, over Mr. A. L. Rives, L. S., in 19 3/4 sec., gaining a second on the time at the last meeting.

There being no entries for the three-mile walk, the quarter-mile run closed the meeting, the following appearing as contestants: Messrs. H. C. Dunham, '77, A. L. Rives, L. S., C. S. Bird, '77, and J. T. Linzee, '77. Mr. Dunham won by a head in 58 sec., last year's time being 59 1/2.

The following gentlemen had charge of the meeting: Judges, - Messrs. T, Beales, L. S., S. D. Kittredge, '76. Marshal, - Mr. E. C. Hall, '76. Stewards, - Messrs. E. T. Hastings, '76, E. H. Harding, '76, F. T. Brown, '77, J. A. Wright, '79.