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...Monroe, who won the half-mile walk in fine style; H. S. Grew, who won his heat and got second in the final of the 250 yards hurdle; C. J. Paine, who got second in the high kick; while J. Shea, the winner of the shot-putting contest and C. H. Brewer, brother of the foot ball captain and winner of second prize in the 300 yards run will enter Harvard in the class of '97. The Roxbury Latin winners who will be Harvard men this fall are J. W. Edson, who won the 300 yards run; M. D. Dunning...
...hoped the time would come when ministers would find their texts in their own hearts. "Suffer hardship with me as a good Soldier of Jesus Christ." This military conception was a favorite with Paul, and he also took many figures of speech from athletic contests. Life is a struggle from beginning to end. Man must work to get his daily bread, man must work for intellectual supremacy, and man must work for spiritual supremacy. In this spiritual contest Jesus Christ is, by divine fitness, the leader. The essential qualities for this struggle are courage, obedience and discipline. Physical courage...
...wholly inadvisable to ask students to go away from home to witness a ball contest except in case of tie. Then the interest would be so great that they would be attracted in numbers...
...instance, the flow of immigration was likened to both that of a muddy river and of a golden stream. There were however some very good efforts made, though it was noticeable that none of the men who represented Harvard in the last debate took part in last evening's contest. There seemed to be on both affirmative and negative sides a misunderstanding of the real meaning of the question. The tendency, with few exceptions, was to argue either for complete freedom of immigration or total prohibition of it, the idea of the restrictive part of the subject being overlooked entirely...
...practicing. The squad of walkers is unusually large and in fact larger than any previous year and the outlook for some fast men is very bright. It is gratifying to note the number of candidates for the pole vault, as in previous years the interest in this contest was not very great. At present the men are training on the outdoor board track, but as soon as the weather permits, they will be out on the cinder path. Quite a number of men are entered in the games of the Roxbury Latin School and several men will compete at Worcester...