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Professor Norton in sketching the political career of Governor Russell, said that while born and bred a Democrat, he believed that principle should always come before party. Embodying in its most advanced form the "Cambridge idea," he began by ridding the city government of the unclean element with which it had become associated. His excellent administration of the affairs of the city drew attention to him throughout the state. The Democracy, risen from the lethargy in which it had lain for years, now found in him the sterling leader whom it needed...
...Delany, '96, for an essay entitled "The Fanatical Element in the German Reformation...
...distinctive feature of Harvard's crew this year is the stand off the stretcher from catch to finish. It is an element of the stroke in which Harvard crews have been very deficient of late years. The body swing is very long. The leg drive beginning at the catch with the shoulders thrown on hard to gain a strong position. The pressure is increased through the stroke ending in a hard finish. There is no lift in the stroke as there was last year but a horizontal drive throughout. The hands are shot away quickly and the body swing taken...
...himself personally responsible for the success of our next celebration, and should be prompt to suppress the first exhibition of the wrong sort. This is especially necessary in view of the fact that there is sure to be present at any celebration of students a large and unruly town element...
...lined the sidewalks, filled the windows, and even crowded the roofs to get a good view. They seemed to appreciate the antics of the Harvard contingent and responded delightedly to the repeated and varied cheers of the classes. Old John had his silk hat on and was in his element; in fact he was so carried away by the excitement of the occasion that he distributed the contents of his cart gratis...