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...victorious, we have the chance of beating the Yale team a week from Saturday and tying with it for first place. Such a fortunate combination of circumstances as this would afford us an opportunity of winning a final game from our New Haven rivals, and so of gaining at length the much-coveted championship. We go over this matter briefly in order that the case may be clear to every one. Now, every student knows that with a good hearty backing the nine will play a far better game than if they merely receive the luck-warm applause of comparatively...
...work is carried on in every branch and competent men supervise this work. No age, grade or nationality is required for admission, but the candidates are taken on trial for three months and are then reported to the minister and the permanent committee. The course is three years in length. For students in natural history and physiology, there are scientific excursions directed by the professors; for men taking mathematics physics and chemistry, visits are planned to the renowned factories. Students who are found capable are sent on scientific missions to foreign countries. Graduates from this school can go directly into...
...regard to the evil of speculation it seems useless to dwell at length as so much has been said on this subject, but it is sincerely hoped that all will use the greatest discretion in the disposal of their tickets...
...Norton, Hendee and Frazier took their place at the mark in the order named. Hendee obtained a trifle the best start, and all were off at a tremendous start, and all were off at a tremendous pace. At the end of the first lap Hendee led Frazier by a length and a half, Norton holding third place. The second lap was finished in the same order, though Frazier had reduced his opponent's lead to less than two feet. The third lap was a continuous spurt, the two leaders struggling for first place, and Norton gamely cutting down the distance...
...found Frazier ahead, followed by Norton, Millard and Rothe. The third mile was completed in the same order, though Rothe was now a lap and a quarter behind the leader. At the close of the fourth mile, Millard caught up with and passed Norton, holding second place by a length. The last lap of the last mile showed a splendid race between Norton and Millard. On the back stretch Norton gradually drew ahead, and came over the line a quarter of a length ahead of Millard. The race was handily won by Frazier, in 16m. 40 1-2s.; Norton...