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...after the reading of the nineteenth Psalm, gave a short sermon. He took as his text the incident of Mary being excluded from the inn prior to Christ's birth. He said if men would only consent to come into real contact with Christianity it would have the effect of an electric battery, establishing a complete sovereignty in their thought, interest, and being. The choir sang the anthems, "It came upon the midnight clear," by Sullivan; "Thus said the Lord," from the Messiah, sung by Mr. Richardson, of Boston, and Gounod's "Nazareth...
...while skating, and Nevins sprung in to rescue her. It is thought that she clasped him so as to impede his movements, for though an expert swimmer. he soon sank. His body was recovered in about twenty minutes, but several hours' work with electrical and other applications produced no effect. The young lady's body was recovered later. This is the third drowning accident at Cornell in nine months...
...good effect of the decision of the athletic committee on our athletic system cannot be over-estimated. The Nine will now compete with rival college teams on more of an equal footing. A new-born confidence will be inspired into our athletic men, that one of many obstacles which have impeded Harvard's success in the past has now been removed. It has been openly acknowledged at other colleges that Harvard's defeats during the past three years have been in great measure owing to the baneful restriction imposed by the faculty.- So long as these restrictions confrued...
...foot-ball and Mott Haven teams would not be kept up. To win first honors, no effort is spared to bring each to the highest point of excellence. When the rule probibiting the nine from practice games with professionals and from the employment of a professional coach went into effect, the nine was not only denied the most important privilege which the other teams continued to enjoy, but it was so badly handicapped that it was no longer able to hold its high place in the college matches...
Professor Shaler will give his fifth lecture this evening in the course at the Lowell Institute, on "The Effect of Geographical Conditions on Life...