Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yesterday afternoon on Holmes field the university nine met the Hartford's, a professional team belonging to the Atlantic League. It has the reputation of being a strong nine, and although beaten Harvard showed up well against them except in the first part of the eighth inning when the game was practically given away, Hawley pitched for Harvard. He did not do badly but received poor backing up. Hartford got only thirteen hits off his delivery, while Harvard got fifteen with a total of nineteen off the Hartvord pitcher. He was a little wild and gave six men first...
...last article of the number is "Father and Son," by C. H. C. Wright. It is a well written story of the revolution, giving promise of much better work. The style is simple and direct except in the description of the Major's anger, when it approaches the rhetorical. The unexpected ending is very effective...
...regular meeting of the Faculty Tuesday afternoon it was decided to have none of the summer courses except geology count for the degree. Last summer geology, botany, physics, chemistry and history were puton the list of courses counting for a degree. The most of these weredropped, however, and it has been deemed advisable this year to continue only the above mentioned subject-geology-on the list. This decision of the Faculty in no way affects the regular scheme of the Summer School. The courses on its list this year will be more numerous than ever before, and every advantage will...
...Except as above, the race will be governed throughout by the Laws of Boat Racing as adopted by the National As sociation of Amateur Oarsmen...
...last three weeks. At the end of each week, every man's score is to be made out, and a cup will be given to the man having the best record. Every candidate will have to kick 30 balls, taking about half an hour, from different positions, every day except Saturday...