The fifth number of the Advocate will be issued this morning.
The new text book in History 2 will soon be out.
The freshman crew took a twelve mile walk yesterday.
Prof. James will begin his lectures on Psychology on Monday next.
The Princetonian offers $25 for the best "distinctly Princeton" college song.
A crate of new hydraulic machines arrived at the gymnasium yesterday. They will be put in place soon.
S. Abbott, formerly Harvard, '87, has an article in the last Williams Lit entitled, "A Girl I Know."
Additional copies of May's Constitutional History of England have been procured in History 12.
The trustees of Trinity have appropriated a large sum of money for the building of a gymnasium.
The Spirit of the Times says about the Yale-Princeton game, - "The absence of all 'slugging' was very marked and there were no disqualifications, notwithstanding reports to the contrary. . . The absence of useless umpires and the presence of a referee who knew his business was eminently satisfactory."
T. W. Higginson's larger book on the U. S. History has appeared, and is favorably reviewed in the last Nation.
Michigan University has been presented with all the exhibits of the Chinese government in the New Orleans Exposition.
Out of the CRIMSON'S forty odd exchanges, thirty-two have printed the statement about that facitious bequest of $2,000,000 to Harvard; and still they come!
Students in Physic C are requested to watch the bulletin boards for the notice of an hour examination which will be posted soon. The examination will probably occur on Wednesday.
An error was made in yesterday's review of the catalogue. The total number of those connected with the University is 1874, while 1662 is the total number of students.
Wesleyan was defeated by Yale on Thursday by a score of 61 to 0, and Princeton beat the University of Pennsylvania by a score of 57 to 0, thus winning the inter-collegiate championship.
The last number of the Yale Lit. quotes three poems from the Advocate The Williams Fortnight and the Advocate share the honor among the college papers, of having the greatest number of their verses copied by exchanges.
Harvard was represented at the game by a small but enthusiastic band of men who cheered lustily for Princeton, even in the extreme moments of despair. Such a delicate act of courtesy and good will is highly appreciated by Princeton.
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Yale's play was almost entirely negative, wasting time, interfering with the ball, every rusher seizing and holding a man, all with the one purpose of meeting our splendid system of offensive play. They played a dogged, sullen, grovelling game, not for the sake of the sport, but solely to win. The discipline was perfect. There was little offensive play.
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It is stated by a Yale man that Capt. Peters attended the Princeton-Columbia game with a false moustache and blue glasses in order to witness the Princeton play. He was recognized, however. This is a serious change, and we hope it is untrue. - Princetonian.
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