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...Sophomore crew defeated the Junior crew by about 3-4 of a length and the Seniors by almost 4 lengths in the annual interclass crew race in the Basin yesterday afternoon. At the start of the race the Seniors gained about half a length on the other two but soon lost it, and before the mile point was reached it was clear that the race would be between 1915 and 1916. Throughout the greater part of the race the crews rowed a very low stroke about 32 to the minute. The time of the winning boat was 10 minutes...
...prize speaking contest of the Speakers Club will take place in the New Lecture Hall on Tuesday, May 12 instead of next Friday as formerly announced. The contestants will give discussions of "International Peace," limited to twelve minutes in length...
...first University boats raced over the Henley distance yesterday, crew A winning by about half a length. After finding out that the water between Cottage Farm Bridge and the Harvard Bridge was not too rough crew A and crew B lined up at Cottage Farm Bridge, Crew A got the jump at the start and gained steadily until there was a little open water between the boats. Just before they went under Harvard Bridge crew B cut down the lead steadily until the finish just opposite Fairfield street. The time for the winning boat was 6 minutes and 53 seconds...
Later University crew C, the first Freshman, and the Union Boat Club crew, of Harvard graduates, raced for about a mile. The Freshman eight was given 2 lengths handicap. At the finish the Union Boat Club crew lead crew C by about a length and was even with the Freshman. The time of the two leading crews was 5 minutes and 25 seconds...
...suggestion from Paris seems especially pertinent. To supplant the dead trees with mature full-grown trees is, briefly, the plan. The necessity of enduring a collection of ambitious but ineffective saplings while they try with dubious success to grow into trees is thus obviated. The period, necessarily of considerable length, between the time when the old trees begin to die and the time when other trees of healthy maturity appear to replace them is reduced to a minimum as is the risk of failure...