Two articles have recently appeared in our columns advocating the formation of a Rifle Club at Harvard, and we wish to say a few words in favor of the plan. The articles in question express, we think, the almost unanimous sentitiment of the university, and there seems to be every reason why we should encourage the growth of a sport that is at once so manly and so healthful, especially since being self-supporting, no pecuniary reasons can be urged against it. It would unquestionably be most advisable to have this club embrace all that portion of the students who use the shot-gun. The two bodies are necessarily closely connected, and forming them into one organization would give such an one much greater strength than either could possess alone. Everything is now favorable for the formation of such a club. We commend it therefore to some of those gentlemen interested in shooting to call a meeting and organize it.
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