The report of the president of the association, Mr. T. Jefferson Coolidge, '84, contains so much information and so many valuable suggestions in regard to the H. A. A., that we print below some extracts from it. "We cannot look forward to continued success in general athletics without a good out-of-door trainer, and it should be the first duty of the executive committee, after their election, to get the best possible man for the place. Such a man can be found near at hand, if the consent of the athletic committee is obtained, inasmuch as the corporation will give the needed salary, and as the person in view is unobjectionable personally and will devote himself to his duties here if appointed, it seems that there can be no difficulty from their quarter.

I hope that one or more graduate committee may be formed, which shall have boating committee now has on the water. This, it seems to me might do away with the greater part of the friction between faculty and students, on this important subject,- athletes. The freshmen and university fall sports, should, I think, be kept up as the three regular winter meetings. I recommend, however, under no circumstances, the extra fourth winter meeting be held in the future, as it has been found impossible to make it anything more than a poor exhibition and a mere overflow meeting."

"The association has now entered upon a new life. The best track in America has been placed at its disposal by the aid of the placed at its disposal by the aid of the corporation and other subscribers. This entails a greater expense, and the large expenses for improved seats in the gymnasium and a debt of $1000 to the corporation, all of which our treasurer will probably have something to say about, make it necessary for the association to increase its receipts if possible. It might be well, therefore, to charge a higher price for admission to the winter meetings, allowing members to come in free as before. This would, I think, greatly increase the receipts, although somewhat diminishing the number of spectators.

During the past year little or nothing has been done toward raising more money for a suitable grandstand more money for a suitable grand-stand and dressing-rooms near the track, and for a fund to keep the track in order. For this purpose, and for a fence, if not impracticable, a large sum of money is needed, and when the committee on the track is reconstituted by the association, or by the executive committee this fall, we must hope that its action will be energetic and that the men appointed by it to raise money in college and from the graduates will do their work as though they really had their task to heart. This will make money roll in for a good cause."

Then follows an account of the records broken during the past year. Mr. Coolidge closes his report with the following remarks in regard to betting. "Athletics at Harvard are now partially under the ban of the faculty and everything must be done to put them on a sound footing. Undoubtedly the strongest feeling against athletics is caused by the prevalence of betting and I should therefore urge that the association pass a vote, providing that those who accept offices in the association shall have no pecuniary interest in any contest of the H. A. A."