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...comprises a brief of all the athletic events which took place during the past year, together with an authentic list of all the members of the various college societies. In obtaining these names, however, much necessary trouble is experienced, as the secretaries of the different associations are very backward in sending them in. This should be done as soon as possible, as the editors are very anxious to have the Index ready for publication in a few days...
Then, as now, may the graduates of Harvard look backward with exultation and thanksgiving, and forward with confidence and high resolve...
...crews and teams which engage in intercollegiate contests. But the amounts affixed to subscription papers represent only a portion of the expenses imposed upon the undergraduates. Any one who reads the college papers must be struck with the perennial exhortation not only to give, give, when the subscriptions are backward, but to journey in this, that or the other direction - 150 miles it may be - in order to "support" the home team on a distant field. In the case of the boat races, exhortation is necessary, but the result is the same. A greater or less number of students abandon...
...bags used. Sometimes there is exhaustive sun-stroke when the body is cold and the pulse slow; in such cases, stimulants should be given. In giving liquid to an unconscious patient, turn the head to one side, put in the liquid on that side and then throw the head backward and the liquid will pass down involuntarily and without the patient's choking...
...keep up to the standard of excellence which '86 has set. The present editors realize that in order to do this they will need a more generous support, both in a literary and in a financial way from the college at large. The freshman class has been very backward in contributing. At this time last year, several editors had been taken on from '88. It is hoped that '89 will begin with the new volume to do its part toward the support of the paper. Contributions should be addressed to the Harvard Lampoon, Cambridge...