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...race. The contest between '90 and '91 for first place was exceedingly close throughout, each being alternately ahead. Ninety-one came in only a second behind '90. The University crew also entered the race and gave an exhibition pull, beating the sophomores by about a boat's length...
...place of these exercises a theme must be left at 9 Thayer on or before May 29. The subject must be an outline or summary of some important work of an author treated in Professor Hill's lectures. The theme must be from four to six pages in length...
...spurted and took the lead. From this time until the end of the race, '90 gradually drew ahead of the other boats. The freshmen dropped slowly to the rear and were practically out of the race from the beginning. At the end of the mile '90 was two boat lengths ahead, while '89 was leading '88 by about a length. The most exciting part of the race now came in the struggle between '88 and '89. Until the last third of a mile the boats were nearly even, with a slight advantage in favor of '89. '88 then made...
...plan has been lately inaugurated in the freshman English examination in June. By the recent regulation, men in English A may anticipate one of the three hours required for the examination by preparing a short essay from five to ten pages in length, on the works of one of the authors who have been discussed in the lecture room. The composition must be entitled, "What I find in the writings of-," and it must be presented to the instructors before the 15th of May. By this method one is allowed his own selections from the several authors; but it must...
...discover the significance of our reverence. The man who forgets himself in his work, who does not waste his energy by dividing his thoughts between himself and his work and who does not banish all truth from his toil by dreams of paltry fame-this man finds himself at length possessed by God and wins from his own obedience the unsought, unexpected success. With this self-renunciation, with this active obedience is joined reverence, and we behold the man rising almost to the level of Christ...