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...crew. Their feathering is fair, but they do not use their legs well, being more or less unsteady, and the port is noticeably worse than the starboard. The reinforcement of Mr. Brigham caused some changes in positions which necessarily makes the whole crew a little uneven in movement at first; these are faults, however, which, under their excellent coach and with practice on the river, ought soon to disappear. All things considered, therefore, the prospects of the crew are not at all gloomy...
...Harvard Union seems in a fair way of being successful. To judge by the interest that is taken in it among those who were first in seeing the good that may be done by a society of this kind, there is no reason why the Union should not increase rapidly in numbers and popularity. It will offer the especial advantage of being confined to no single class and to no single set of students. After the recess there is every probability that the College will allow the debates to be held in a suitable room...
...suggestions may be made for the management of future meetings. The first is for the better arranging of the club-swinging. Every one saw what difficulty there was in deciding the winner of this contest, and how very hard it was to draw the line between the "legitimate" and the "juggling." Then, too, the length of the performance grew a little tiresome after twenty minutes or so, and while one man used clubs weighing nearly sixteen pounds, another's were only about five pounds. Some rules to regulate these things seem to be needed. Let there be two classes according...
AGASSIZ MUSEUM.A splendid chance. The next German Lottery will be holden last of June or first of July. The drawing is conducted by means of a machine, and perfect fairness is therefore insured. Further condition will readily be given...
...entries, as the meetings of the two preceding weeks. The excellent management which has characterized the two previous meetings was again noticeable in the promptness with which the different events followed one another, and gave great satisfaction to a large number of spectators, many of whom were graduates. First on the list came the vaulting (with one hand), for which Messrs. F. B. Keene, '80, and J. L. Paine, '81, were the only entries. The bar was first placed at 4 ft. 6 1/2 in., and was gradually raised to 5 ft. 2 1/2 in., without a failure to clear...