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...Private enterprise is not sufficient. (a) Preliminary surveys and plans must be made on a national scale; (b) the systems of other countries must be investigated; (c) some canals hundreds of miles in length are required.- Cong. Record, Sept. 11, 1888, p. 9304; Science...
...well tackled by Forbes. Hefflefinger carried the ball over the line, scoring the first point for Yale, in twenty-two minutes The goal was missed. Score, Harvard, 20; Yale, 4. Cranston, Baker and Forbes forced the ball to the middle of the field and Lee, carrying it half the length of the field, made a touchdown from which Wadsworth kicked a goal. Yale punted well from the centre of the field and Harvard had the ball down on her five-yard line. Rushes by Harding, Wadsworth, Forbes Lee and Baker forced the ball to Harvard's twenty-yard line, from...
...debate for the affirmative was continued by J. P. Nields, '89. He said he intended to point out existing evils and show how they could be remedied. He also dwelt at length upon the evil of giving the state legislatures so much power as well as upon minority elections. He said that the proposed system gave every voter a sense of his responsibility, and destroyed the chance of a dark horse...
...downed on Pennsylvania's ten-yard line. Porter then ran round and made eighth touchdown for Harvard. No goal. Time thirty minutes. Score 38 to 0. Pennsylvania then forced the ball to Harvard's ten-yard line, but lost it on a fumble. Sears now ran the whole length of the field, throwing off the whole Pennsylvania team, and making the ninth touchdown for Harvard. Goal. Time thirty-five minutes. Score 44 to 0. Harvard's ball on four downs. Sears punted in front of Pennsylvania's goal and Davis got the ball. Fine rushes by Porter and Lee enabled...
...astronomical expedition under the auspices of the Harvard observatory, shows to what length the professors of this college are willing to go in the cause of science. Comparatively little is heard around college of what is daily being accomplished at the observatory, for the work is of such a nature that the end in view can only be obtained by close study and the most patient kind of investigation. Only when years have rolled by can the amount of work done by the professors at the observatory be fully comprehended and appreciated. We feel confident in saying that no other...