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...events on last year's programme was then read, and unless objection was made to any event it stood as last year. The following is the list: 100 yards dash, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, 1 mile run, 1 mile walk, 120 yards hurdles, running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, shot, hammer, 2 mile bicycle race, tug-of-war. Harvard moved that the tug-of-war be removed from the programme; (1) because it is a great expense for colleges at a distance to send such a team; (2) it is almost impossible to decide it fairly...
...along the line. The following note from John G. Whittier has been written to a brother trustee of Brown University: "I hope the time is not far distant when Brown University will be open to women. The traditions of the noble old institution are all in favor of broad liberality and equality of rights and privileges. The state of my health and the increasing weight of years may prevent me from taking an active part in the matter, but it would be a great satisfaction to give my voice in behalf of a measure which I feel certain would redound...
...winter meetings of the Athletic Association, any one beating the best American college record in the running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault or putting the shot will receive a gold best-on-record medal...
...Athletic Association shows but one change from the programme of last year. But the last winter meetings were so successful and so little open to criticism that it is not easy to see what changes for the better could have been made. The introduction of the running broad jump will add an interesting event to the list, though a good record in this event is not likely to be made in the gymnasium. We have lost some of the best men for many events, and to keep up the high standard of the gymnasium exhibitions of the last two years...
...weight spurring, heavy-weight wrestling, middle-weight wrestling, light-weight wrestling, feather-weight wrestling, tug-of-war, '85 and '86 (pulled on cleats, six hundred pounds, limit five minutes). Second meeting (ladies' day), March 17th. Events - Two-handed vault, club-swinging (legitimate, five minutes limit), standing high jump, running broad jump, light-weight sparring, feather-weight sparring, fencing, tug-of-war, '83 and '84 (to be pulled on cleats, six hundred pounds, limit five minutes. Third meeting (ladies' day), March 24th. Events - Horizontal bar, flying rings, tumbling, rope climbing, running high jump, pole vault, running high kick...