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...yard dash P. G. M. Austin '13, from the five-foot mark; took first place from C. W. Gram, of the Boston Athletic Association, who had a handicap of two feet. J. P. Long '11 finished third...
...have undertaken to select from the best literature of the world a five-foot shelf of books to be published by P. F. Collier & Son under the title of "The Harvard Classics." The selection is intended exclusively for English-speaking people...
...Observatory, through an anonymous gift of $20,000 received in 1902, has added to its equipment what is regarded as the largest efficient telescope in the world, a five-foot aperture reflecting instrument constructed by the English astronomer, the late A. A. Common. Professor E. C. Pickering conducted the negotiations for the purchase of the telescope during the summer, and preparations are now being made for packing and transferring it to Cambridge. The mirrors will be sent first for experimental purposes previous to setting up the whole instrument. An open space in the eastern part of the Observatory grounds near...
LAST Saturday Rattle attempted to take a straight header off the five-foot platform at the R. R. G. When he came up he looked for applause but he was greeted with jeers and a general cry of "I say did you hurt your stomach...