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...month previous with all other clubs than their last love before playing in a match game, the Harvard team would be weakened by the loss of several of its members who were playing on various amateur nines, the Lowell Club challenged Harvard for the ball in the middle of August, although they had been notified that Harvard would be unable to play till September. Harvard at once refused to play and handed over the ball to the Lowell Club. A long correspondence - very acrimonious on the part of the Lowells - took place in the Boston press. The Harvard side...
...wishing to vie with her on the water sent a challenge to row on Lake Winnipiseogee. Harvard accepted, the old "Oneida" was brought into requisition, eight men, who had never rowed together but a half-dozen times before, were picked out to represent Harvard. The race took place on August 3. The "Oneida" was victorious both in this and in the next race which occurred at Springfield in 1855. The following year, after the "Oneida" had done Harvard good service both as a pleasure and a racing boat, the old eight-oared barge was sold to Dartmouth where...
...August 29: My pupills all came to me ys day to desire vy might ceas learning Hebrew; I withstood it with all ye reaso I could, yet all will not satisfy ym. Thus am I requited for my love; & thus little fruit of all my prayers bears for yr good...
...August 30: God appear'd somewt in inclining ye spt of my pupils to ye study of Hebrew as I had pray'd yt god would...
Some friends of Princeton College have provided funds to send an expedition in charge of Prof. Young to observe the eclipse of August 16th in Russia. - Yale News...