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...Passaic at Newark. The course lacked little of being two miles, and from start to finish it was one continual spurt, at one time both crews pulling as high as 40 strokes to the minute. The Atlantas got a slight advantage at the start and soon were nearly a length ahead, but could not increase this lead until after the mile was passed. when they spurted in magnificent style so that at three quarters of a mile from the finish they had a little over a length of open water between the boats. At this point both crews spurted...
...very rough. The race started at the Union Boat House, and for the first quarter-mile the rowing was very close, Finally leading Van Schaick, the only other entry. At the end of the half mile the men were rowing very hard and Finally was leading by one length. From this point on, Finally gradually increased his lead until at the Harvard Bridge there was a little more than one length of clear water between the two boats. The race ended at the Crescent boat house, about a mile and a half from the Union boat house and Finally crossed...
...almost always happened that university crews have shown vastly greater improvement during the time they are at New London than during a similar length of time at any other period of the year. Though the rowing of the crew is still somewhat ragged, they have shown great improvement during the last two weeks, and it is thought by the captain and the coach that if the crew can continue to make the same ratio of improvement during the next ten days at Cambridge, and then can have two clear weeks at New London, where they will be entirely free from...
Dear as Old Cambridge and its surroundings are to every Harvard man, there has never been up to this time any picture which preserves at once the peculiar charm of Cambridge itself and a suggestion of Harvard life. At length, however, the long felt want has been met, and Klackner and Co. have just published a beautiful etching of a Cambridge scene by Wm. Goodrich Beal, whose work has been of late so well received. The etching must appeal to all Harvard men, past and present, and at this time particularly, perhaps, to those whose class day is so near...
...Morgan then briefly sketched the story of Medea. How she helped Jason to fulfil his tasks, and secure the golden fleece; how she at length became his wife, and how he deserted her to marry the daughter of the king of Corinth, and Medea's revenge for her wrongs. The story served as a thread to bind together and give connection to the pictures...