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...Glidden 167. Rows pretty well. Apt to draw his arms in too fast and is slow in starting his body forward...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Crew. | 2/3/1891 | See Source »

...made from time to time. It will be seen, however, that the crew as it is now made up contains three absolutely green men-two freshmen and a sophomore who never did any rowing. If the men knew how to row they ought to make a boat go pretty fast for they are all tried men in one kind of athletics or another and average something like 173 or 174 pounds per man. There is, however, no sport in which strength and bad form will make less of a show than in rowing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Crew News. | 1/29/1891 | See Source »

...nature of the notes of most instruments is the tendency of elastic bodies to vibrate in a way capable of analysis into a number of manners of vibration having different rates. In some sources of tone the quicker of these vibrations are always an integral number of times as fast as the slowest, (which is also generally the strongest). In others the quicker rates are in general fractional multiples of the slowest. To the latter class belong instruments like bells and drums giving less perfect notes; the former class including all musical instruments properly so called. The cause of this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Music Lecture. | 1/22/1891 | See Source »

...which will directly affect candidates for honors in that department. At present such a candidate has to have (1) a scientific knowledge of the origin and development of the English Language and Literature. (2) a general acquaintance with English Literature. (3) Proficiency in English Composition. Although no hard and fast rules have been made as to these requirements, it is pretty well understood that a candidate, in selecting the six full courses required for honors, must bear in mind the object of the department...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Honors in English. | 1/15/1891 | See Source »

Those who know nothing about the game should take advantage of this opportunity, for Association Foot Ball has been for some time the leading game in England, and is fast becoming popular in America. The Rovers have for a long time been the champions of America; on Thanksgiving day they beat "All Canada" by a score of 6-1. The Olympics were champions last year, and have made a very good record this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Saturday's Game. | 12/18/1890 | See Source »

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