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TUG-OF-WAR.The respective teams as they came on the floor were greeted with the encouraging cheers of their classmates. '86 had the north and '88 the south end of the hall. The usual delay in getting a fair start occurred. After several trials, '88 got the drop by four inches. '86 commenced heaving but soon desisted while Balch took in a fair amount of rope. The '86 anchor now had some trouble in straightening out his legs. At the end of two minutes '88 had about a foot of rope. The '88 men now took a little rest, leaning back...
...have inferred, that cribbing is present in an alarming degree at Harvard." That "the manliness evident in all departments of college life and the maturity of Harvard men are strong evidences that the vast majority of students would utterly scorn to make use of unfair means to gain an end which is valuable only so far as it is genuine." That this practice, however, which is both "conduct unbecoming a gentleman" and a crime in no degree of less guilt that lying or cheating to gain profit or to defraud another of his property, does prevail to a certain extent...
...next week will be given entertainments of special interest to the college. The enterprise of the Natural History Society in inviting Prof. Trelease to lecture here is most commendable. On the same evening Mr. Briggs finishes "The Knightes Tale." The Tuesday course of lectures is brought to an end by Mr. Lodge's lecture on "The Uses and Responsibilities of Leisure." A more appropriate subject for the final lecture is hard to conceive. Moreover the lecturer is one who will be exceedingly welcome to Harvard hearers. But special interest is centred in the meetings of Wednesday. The fact that...
Wanted. Two tickets at the south end of the gymnasium on the floor for Saturday. A bonus will be given. Please send word at once to A. P. Gardner, 16 Winthrop Street...
...crew, and there can be little doubt that the theatricals will be a great success. A strong attempt is being made this year to pay off the debt of the crew, and if the Hasty Pudding and the D. K. E. theatricals receive the support they deserve, this desirable end will probably be accomplished, and the college at large will deeply appreciate the novelty of a crew without a debt. We hope that a large audience will greet the members of the society at their presentation of the theatricals...