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...minutes. Goal. Another touchdown by Fletcher from long runs by Holden and Porter, in which a Dartmouth man literally slid twenty feet on his back in the mud, - a most comical occurrence. Time, 4 minutes. No goal. Odlin, when the ball was again put in play, made the first attempt at rushing on the part of Dartmouth, but was stopped by Harding. A fine spurt by Woodman brought the ball close to goal, and Holden dived over the line with it. Time, 4 minutes. Goal. Odlin led off with a long kick which Peabody returned; Kelley muffed it and Bancroft...
...second hour and hailed the peroration with an enthusiasm in which a feeling of relief was plainly perceptible. The oration dealt with the history of the university and with the causes and proofs of her almost unrivalled glory. It was far too comprehensive for me to attempt any analysis of it here...
...attempt is being made to form a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa at Cornell...
...trustees of Chicago University have decided to give up the attempt to maintain the institution...
...scarcely practicable to attempt in college a direct preparation for political life. A statesman (and in speaking of politics I give it its higher definition of statesmanship,) should be a man of broad education. He has to deal not merely with localities, but with the world, and his mental equipment should be such that he may comprehend the thought and movement of the world as thoroughly as a merchant comprehends the daily movement of the market. The broadest, the best education that a college can give, therefore, is the best preparation for a political career. The nearest that Harvard...