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...best works. It not only gives evidence of the scholarship to be expected of a Harvard professor, but of originality of invention and rarefelicity in modulation and instrumentation, especially in the second movement, which with its broad flowing melody and really exquisite orchestral coloring, is a thing that any contemporary European composer might be proud...
...mile was captured by H. Munrce in the creditable time of 4m. 44 3-5s. W. P. Montgomery won the high, clearing the very decent height of 5ft. 6 1-2in.; and 20ft. 8m was covered by H. G. Fanands in the running broad...
...speak directly to us and not at us! He referred to his own connection with athletics during his collegiate days at Yale, and of the deep interest he took in them, especially in boating. He spoke of the clumsy, awkward boats in use at that time, as broad as they were long, modelled somewhat after the old Dutch Burgomaster's wife, in sharp contrast to our arrow like shells. Many of our most distinguished men were during their college course identified with boating interests; such men as President Eliot of Harvard, President McCosh of Princeton, and President Gilman of Johns...
...their broad principles the Eton and Association games have no very material difference. But whereas in the latter the game is begun by a free "kick-off," and the ball, when it passes out of play, except behind the goal lines, is thrown in at will by a player of the side opposing him who kicked it out, in the former the game begins by a "bully" formed opposite the point where it passed out of play. On either side are a "post" and two "sides," with others to back them up. These form down opposite each other, alternately under...
...University of Vienna has just completed a beautiful new building on the broad Ring street of the Austrian capital. The building covers a whole block and stands in a neighborhood full of fine architectural structures. It is very rich in frescoes, carving and statues, and attracts the attention of all. The dedication which took place in October was attended by the Emperor Francis Joseph. An eye witness briefly describes the ceremonies as follows:-"The ceremony was simple and brief, and chiefly of interest as marking the beginning of the second half thousand years in the life of the institution...