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...Paris, who were not at all inured to the hardships of war, and who were armed with a gun just introduced and with the action of which they were entirely unacquainted. The troops around Paris were exposed to great hardships, from both hunger and cold, and in moving from one place to another were forced, on account of the number of men and the narrowness of the roads, to stand waiting almost for hours before being able to move forward. This proved even more fatiguing than constant marching...
...tank for the last two years, became unfit for service, and, as a substitute, a long box, properly weighted with lead, has been constructed, containing the slides and appurtenances of a shell. All the corners in the tank have been rounded so that the water is now forced to move as in the Harvard tank-in two currents, one on each side of the shell...
...recent concessions of the Athletic Committee have been such as to justify the confidence of the college in its establishment. The first important move was to allow the nine to employ a professional coach, and following close on its heels the permission to play with professional nines. Each step has been made in accordance with the universal desire of the undergraduates and at the request of the great majority of the alumni. But while the nine has been obtaining concessions which will enable it to stand a much better chance of winning against teams of other colleges, the captain...
...course in journalism is what deters the faculty from taking the initiative, and unfortunately there is no precedent at other colleges by which it is easy to judge the benefit of such a course. Lately, however, Cornell has established a chair of journalism, and the success of the move will undoubtedly be watched with interest by other colleges which are on the verge of following Cornell's example. We have no hesitancy in pronouncing the success of the plan if tried here, but time alone can prove with certainty the advantages of such a policy...
...Arlington streets to its position in the third division of the procession, on the north side of Commonwealth avenue, the right resting on Dartmouth street. The procession is expected to start at 8.30, the signal being given by the firing of three guns on the common. The column will move from Boylston and Dartmouth streets, passing by the Brunswick, where the line will be reviewed by Governor Ames; thence through Berkeley street, Columbus avenue, Worcester to Washington streets to Adams square, at the foot of Cornhill where the chief marshal will review the procession and dismiss...