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...rush line is peculiarly uniform,-short, but quick, stocky, powerful men. Now, I don't see why these men should not make, except for purely offensive play, a better rush line than we have had for years, in spite of their light weight, if only they can be taught to tackle Low. A man runs with his legs, not with his arms; and a big Yale man will carry half a dozen of our rushers along, and yet make enough to hold the ball after three downs; when if one player had tackled him around the hips and upset...
...rate. The crews were well matched. As they spurted along, side by side, with the oars rising and falling in measured stroke and with great regularity, they formed a very pretty sight, which was enjoyed by hundreds of spectators from the boat house and the river banks. These crews, except a stroke oarsman for each eight, had been drawn by lot. By a strange chance, each of three of the crews was composed mostly of men from a single class, so that they were called the '85, '86, and '87 crews respectively. The '87 crew won by about a fourth...
...University of Virginia there is said to be no regularly prescribed course of study, no entrance examinations, no vacations, except the summer one, and but six holidays...
...Natural History Society is again making an attempt to shake off the lethargy to which it has been a prey for many years. Once a society of great activity and usefulness, it has in recent years almost faded out of the public notice, except for an occasional lecture delivered under its auspices. We hope that this time the effort to improve itself will be a real one and not quite as futile as many of those feeble attempts to renewed action made during our recollection. The society has the opportunity of making itself very useful in advancing the study...
...gold and silver-is free of duty under certain sections 2,498, and 2,505, of the act of March 3, 1883. The purpose of the cup, like that of a medal, is to commemorate a particular event, and substantially it is a trophy, and has no other value except in point of material, and is free of duty,' A basket of cups, won by Mr. L. E. Myers during his recent visit to England, have been detained on the same pretext, but will now, no doubt, be similarly released...