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...picked eleven there, and therefore those who did appear had to play against overwhelming numbers, a kind of game that does no good to either side. As soon as the novelty was gone, a call for a game was able only to bring out a crowd of from fifteen to twenty, half of whom were freshmen, and for two weeks these continued to play a series of loose irregular games among themselves. Then came the challenge from Harvard and, to the disgust of all the surprise of many, the managers were obliged to refuse because of a lack...
...practically settled when the choice of a preparatory school is made. But of late years this state of affairs has been changing rapidly. No longer as of old, can it be said that an Exeter student is sure to go to Harvard and an Andover student to Yale. Fifteen of the present freshmen class at Harvard are from Andover and yearly the number going from Exeter to Yale has been increasing. Many students at Harvard also come from schools where no direct influence is brought to bear in favor of any particular college...
...celebrated son, Cotton, graduated in 1678 at the age of fifteen. His "Magnolia Christi Americana" was the most famous book produced in America during the colonial time. Turning now to men of science we find John Winthrop, [class of 1732,] "was probably the foremost American of his day." His "writings are models of scientific exposition, thorough, simple, terse, lucid, graceful, having an occasional stroke of poetic beauty in epithet ; often rising into effortless and serene eloquence." But in poetry Harvard at this early day furnished the foremost as writers. She since has furnished Lowell and Emerson. Mlchael Wigglesworth, class...
...second dispatch was posted at Bartlett's at two o'clock stating that Harvard had beat Columbia by fifteen instead of twelve boat lengths as was previously announced...
...examinations for entrance are now held at Exeter, and measures are being taken to have them held at Andover. Adams Academy sends yearly to Harvard from fifteen to twenty students, and it seems as just that the examinations should be held at Quincy as at Andover, as a large proportion of Andover's students go to Yale. Adams will send this year about 18 men to Harvard, and but few preparatory schools in the country will make a better showing...