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...Sports," by John Boyle O'Reilly, to be published by Ticknor and Co. Mr. O'Reilly has long been recognized as an authority on manly sports, and this book is said to bear the stamp of the hand of one thoroughly conversant with the subject. No one could set forth more spiritedly or more persuasively the ethical side of boxing than Mr. O'Reilly.- University...
...noble men whom we call the prophets were brought forth by the needs of the time. Between the years 775 and 520 B. C., Israel was invaded many times by great armies-first by the Assyrians, then by the Babylonians, and still later by the Persians. At the same time there was great corruption, social and moral, within the Hebrew nation. These men, believing themselves the mouth-pieces of God, kept the old Jewish faith and patriotism alive by denouncing the wretchedness of the rulers and painting the glorious future of the Jewish people. They declared that all the misfortunes...
...later codicil is dated May 7, 1887, and reads as follows: "By a codicil to said will which bore date Dec. 18, 1882, I gave to the president and fellows of Harvard College certain amounts of money on the contingency therein set forth, which codicil I hereby confirm, and I direct that so much of the income of any sum or sums of money that shall be received by said president and fellows under the provision of said codicil as shall be needful shall be applied to the support of religious worship on Sunday and other days, as the said...
...fact that 400 Harvard students are taking boxing lessons would seem to indicate that these young men will soon be all ready to follow the advice of the commencement day crator, and "go forth prepared to battle with the world." Perhaps it would be just as well for them to dispense with the gloves.- Herald...
...introduced. The abduction of Helen by Paris was a fruitful theme which gave rise to several beautiful representations. Pictures of some of the masterpieces of Greek vase-painting were shown, and the ludicrous figures of the archaic vases were most amusingly commented upon by the lecturer, whose remarks called forth hearty applause...