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...This interruption arises neither from lack of enthusiasm in the pupils of Penikese, nor from any want of generous interest in the naturalists who have thus far given their services to aid the enterprise. On the contrary, the second summer at Penikese was, to the surprise of its friends, as striking a success as the first had been, and the lists for the coming year were as crowded as ever. But the pupils at Penikese come from a poorly paid class. However grateful for the privilege of studying at a seaside school of natural history, very few among them...
...members of the Nine did well. For Princeton, where all played so well, it is hard to make a distinction. Although they seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with some of the Umpire's decisions, they can hardly suppose that his mistakes were due to anything but a lack of good judgment. The score gives all further particulars...
...roll, but with this exception the crew row in excellent form. Weld should perhaps be mentioned next to Holworthy, although there is no doubt that Matthews will press her hard for the second place. Weld rows a more finished stroke than Matthews, but the crew appears to lack material. Matthews has more strength than form, the boat rolls, and the men do not keep time as a six-oar crew should. No. 5 dips his oar too deep, and the bow is quite apt to cover more than the blade. Two or three weeks more of training would work...
...spectators of the games. We offer the Cornell men our most sincere sympathy; and as we notice a complaint in the same article of the inefficiency of the Ithaca police-force, we cannot forbear to suggest that in Cambridge officials might be found against whom the charge of lack of rigor could never be preferred...
...Friends and fellow-citizens, - Some few weeks ago I published a letter in the Spirit of the Times, accusing this fellow (pointing to Socrates) of lack of politeness at a dinner given to the prizefighter Pericles; I now find that he has taken his revenge on me by hiring a mercenary slave to intoxicate Listerops, my head bird, so that the latter cannot drill his army this evening in his usual brilliant style." Before Aristophanes could proceed further with his dastardly reflections on the noble Socrates, the Freshmen blew a shower of beans through their bean-shooters, and drove...