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One of the most interesting events of the day was the Indian club swinging, for which there were two entries: Messrs. Shillito, '79, and Howe, '80. Mr. Shillito led off, and performed a number of figures in unusually fine style, calling forth frequent applause from the audience. Mr. Howe did...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT. | 3/23/1877 | See Source »

Messrs. Bryant and Brown, '77, then came out for the third bout of the middle-weight sparring, and appeared the most evenly matched in size and weight of all the pairs. This round was very spirited, and both contestants showed a familiar knowledge of the gloves. The round was won...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT. | 3/23/1877 | See Source »

The good effect of the unusually long practice last fall can easily be seen this spring in the rowing, which is much better than that of a year ago; and if the crew can keep the immense advantage they have already obtained over their immediate predecessors, it will be a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREW. | 3/23/1877 | See Source »

It is not so many years since the class of "long-speech" novels died out, for its most prominent representatives in this century are the works of G. P. R. James. His minute descriptions of his heroines, beginning with the "finely pencilled eyebrows" and "shell-like ear," and extending to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NOVEL OF TO-DAY. | 3/23/1877 | See Source »

I HAVE always believed that one of the most important advantages arising from that palladium of our college liberties, the elective system, was that we should be allowed to select the direction in which to grow wise. I fondly believed that after our Freshman year we were supposed to know...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PROVINCE OF ELECTIVES. | 3/23/1877 | See Source »