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Second round. - Thompson attempted to throw Strauss over his head, but missed and gave the latter a leg hold, by which he nearly succeeded in throwing his antagonist. After a few passes, Thompson secured a firm hold, and again placed Strauss square on his back, winning the second fall and the cup. Time, 2 m. 40 sec. Strauss was wonderfully quick, but his adversary was too strong...
...background, who wend their stately way along the boards with a polka-mazurka step, each man puffing his chest with martial ardor, and grinning as his Darwinian ancestors did when skipping playfully among the tree-tops. The ease of their postures, the classic, statuesque grace of their attitudes, with head on one side, mouth stretched from ear to ear, and arms akimbo, never fail and never can fail to elicit deafening plaudits from the house...
...presidency of the new college at New Orleans, founded by Mr. Paul Tulane, has been accepted by Col. William P. Johnson, son of Albert Sidney Johnson and at present at the head of the Louisiana State University...
These are entirely separate institutions. Each one has its own particular head, called a master; warden, provost, etc. To each college appertain a number of fellows, whose positions are almost opposite to those of the fellows of American colleges, since they are persons who have won their places solely by hard study and high standing-in fact, they are generally poor but bright graduates. The sizars, Bible clerks and scholars are bright undergraduates. Nearly all the resident fellows are tutors, bursars or deans. The tutors answer to our professors and instructors, preparing men for the two great examinations both...
There are professors, but this is an honorary position merely. Nearly every week each one gives a voluntary lecture, but few attend. None of the professors belong to the colleges, but to the university itself, whose nominal head is the chancellor, a nobleman, and in reality but little connected with the place. Its real head is the vice-chancellor. Under him are two proctors (far different from ours, since they are very important personages in the community) who are a sort of police captains, and the police force at Oxford is, we are happy to say, quite of a different...