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This week the Cornell crew has taken a few trial spins. The weather has been a severe handicap upon the work of the crew on account of a stiff north wind, which makes it impossible for a shell to live on the rough water...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell "Henley" Crew. | 5/24/1895 | See Source »

...more significant than the lavish commendation which they so recklessly bestow on the favored athlete. The latter is an affair of the moment, called forth by an enthusiasm which passes away with its immediate cause; the former will last as long as he who has won it shall live to enjoy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/1/1895 | See Source »

Some people claim that a better name for batracians would be amphibians, or animals which live on land or water. The first appearance of the batracians comes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reptiles and Batracians. | 4/27/1895 | See Source »

...largest of the frogs is the bullfrog, which begins life as a tadpole. When small, they live entirely on vegetable food, but when older they devour insects, which are caught by means of their long tongues covered by a sticky fluid. There are also the spring frogs, leopard frogs, and marsh frogs, all much alike, but characterized by difficult markings. The wood frog lives on land, and is difficult to catch except when it goes to the water to lay its eggs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reptiles and Batracians. | 4/27/1895 | See Source »

...this belief in another world may be the most essential thing we have to perform in this world. If we have needs which demand an outside universe, and these religious demands are given us to live by, what reason is there why that universe should not be there? We see many men live simply by faith, and often faith is the only thing that makes something come true. This alone ought to be an assurance of the reasonableness of that faith. The essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor James's Address. | 4/26/1895 | See Source »