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...second Freshman crew won the Beacon Cup Regatta for class crews yesterday afternoon, finishing six lengths ahead of the Sophomore crew, which in turn led the Seniors over the line with a lead of one length, gained by a strong spurt at the finish. The Juniors dropped out of the race just below Harvard Bridge, being about eight lengths behind the other crews and losing steadily...
...start the second Freshmen immediately took the lead and, by rowing about 38 strokes to the minute when the other crews were rowing 30, gained a full length in a very short distance. They dropped their stroke gradually to 32 in the first quarter-mile and increased their lead to three lengths by the time they had reached the mile mark, while the Sophomores, Seniors, and Juniors rowed an even race behind them...
...rebuttals showed how ineffective the initiative and the referendum are in the eight states that have them. In these states they have never been used for reforms. It was pointed out how foolish it was to think of each voter pondering over a ballot of over four feet in length, filled with bills printed in small type and giving each careful thought before casting his ballot
...Freshman crew was given a handicap of one length at the start below Cottage Farm Bridge. The University crew overcame this lead at the halfmile rowing about thirty-eight strokes to the minute, and were leading by a half length at the mile, while the Union Boat Club crew was still a length behind the Freshmen. Over the last half of the course the University crew gradually increased its lead to three lengths and the Boat Club drew up even with the Freshmen, crossing the finish line second, slightly ahead of them. Time.--10 minutes, 7 seconds...
...taking a swift trip through Mr. Johnson's alma mater, and is the foil for caustic arraignment of undergraduate ignorance. It was so heated that many gentlemen of college extraction took exception to it, and recently the "Sun" interviewed him. Mr. Johnson reiterated wildly and at some length that he was right; that the general ignorance and utter lack of acquaintance with culture of the average American undergraduate was almost tragic. He waved his arms, and said he believed, apropos of the time-honored legend of Semitic 12 at Harvard, that a chance half-dozen college men could not answer...