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...Soren caused considerable laughter, failing the first time, but clearing the bar with a large margin to spare on the second trial. At this point the tallest stewards in the association were in demand. After three good tries Mandell failed at 9 feet. At 9 ft. Soren cleared the bar by several inches, causing great excitement. The applause was prolonged for some time. The bar was then put at 9 ft. 9 in., a quarter of an inch above the record; at this height Soren baulked at the first attempt, but his pole knocked off the bar. Considerable laughter...
...crews were ready to start, making the launching of the boats quite difficult; this with the coldness of the weather and sharpness of the wind shortened the rows somewhat and made the men quite willing to get back to a warm room. Both pair-oars were in constant demand, being used principally by the seniors and juniors...
...colleges. In view of these facts, the strange apathy prevailing at Harvard on this subject seems to be ill-advised. Harvard and other universities will soon be called upon to furnish instruction in departments that have hitherto been weak. It behooves them to be ready to supply the demand when the time comes...
...colleges - say Yale, for example - proposes that a race shall be rowed, and thereupon each college confides the ensuing diplomatic correspondence to a committee. The Yale committee writes a formal letter offering to row under certain conditions, which will give the Yale crew every advantage. Thus, Yale will demand that if her crew arrives at the winning stake on the same day with the Harvards, the victory shall be adjudged to Yale; that the Harvard crew shall consist exclusively of cripples, and shall row in a mud-scow, and that the course to be rowed over, the time of starting...
During the months of March and April the increase was slow, owing primarily to the fact that the society had just opened business, and secondly to the slight demand at that time of the year for the goods in which the society professes to deal. In the latter part of May and in June the opening of the tennis season, and the low rates offered by the society in tennis goods, caused a rapid increase in the membership, which was well sustained till the end of the year by the facilities offered for the sale of second hand goods...