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...Henley race is against the current, and there time comparisons are not reliable; but the fact that the Cornell crew is able to row on still water this early in the season within six seconds of the record time is a very clear indication that it is a very fast crew, and will make things lively and interesting for the English oarsmen...
There are not so many fast men as usual in the quarter mile. First place should be won by either Bingham of Harvard or Sands of Union with the chances in favor of the former. Marshall of Harvard, ought to win third place...
...seniors began to show the effects of their spurt and their body work became quite ragged, though their stroke remained fast. The sophomores slowly overhauled them, and near the finish were on even terms with them. The juniors had the race well in hand, and finished two lengths before the '97 boat, which was directly in their wake. Many of the spectators near the finish line could not tell which crew had won second place, but the judges decided in favor of '97 by half a length. The slow time of 11m. 43s. was caused by the rough water...
...nine will leave Boston today at one o'clock for Providence where they will play at three this afternoon. A few changes have been made in the Harvard team and a very close game is expected. Winslow's finger is fast getting well and he will be back at his old place at third while Adams will take Hayes's place in right...
Final steps have been taken by the students of Princeton to perpetuate the "honor" system in examinations which has been in vogue the last three years in all departments of the university. Heretofore the system has been something in the nature of an experiment, and no hard and fast rules have been laid down for its control. But so successfully has the system worked during its three years' trial that both faculty and students are heartily in favor of it. Accordingly a mass meeting of the college has been held, at which a constitution regulating the new honor system...