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According to Mr. E. G. Ravenstein, the English foot is used as the standard of length by countries having 471,000,000 inhabitants, the metre by 347,091,000 people, and the Castilian foot by 5,905,000. Denmark and Russia are the only countries in continental Europe which have not adopted the metre...
...first annual cross-country run for the championship of the University was held Saturday under the auspices of the Athletic Association. It was hotly contested by the dozen men who entered. The course was about ten miles in length and was traversed in about one hour. Phelps, '87, won the championship by only a few yards with Lloyd, '91, second and Bradner, '89, third...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: Last year the subject of flooding Holmes Field was discussed in your columns at some length, and although the conclusion was reached that the scheme was practicable, the idea had been advanced so late in the winter that it was thought best to wait till this fall before putting the plan into operation. I take the opportunity of calling to mind this scheme thus early, that lack of time may be no impediment in the way of its active execution. The authorities of Cambridge agreed to furnish the amount of water necessary,-which it was seen, would...
...great and only theatre-party tale, in which John once figured with a crowd of "shtudents." To crown the glory which his little variety then procured for him, he pulled out of a hidden recess, a carefully tied up parcel, which he unrolled very gingerly, and at length displayed to the admiring audience a large crimson rosette with which he was going to decorate himself the following day. This brought down the house, (or rather the boat) and completed John's bliss. After a comfortable smoke on the deck, enlivened by a number of songs with jolly choruses, your correspondent...
...good ending. One of the dampening effects on the enthusiasm of the hounds has been the bad scent laid, causing a great deal of annoyance and trouble to the hounds, suffering as they did, a sudden chill when the excitement of the chase was relaxed for any considerable length of time. In December weather the hares cannot be over-particular in leaving a very plain trail and all the petty tricks for throwing the hounds off the scent should be discarded as much as possible. If the runs in the future be conducted in this way, there is no reason...