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...large central room at the Museum, intended for the reception of mounted specimens, will soon be finished. This will give to that portion of the Museum open to visitors a much more attractive appearance. Two other rooms for the same purpose are to be added as soon as possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 12/5/1873 | See Source »

...unaccompanied by the difficulties and expense with which boating is necessarily encumbered. It is suggested that prizes be announced in the most important branches; that the particular subjects be designated one year previous to the time of contest; that the judges be men of national celebrity, and the contests open to all the colleges in America. To avoid too large a number of contestants, each college would decide upon the man to represent it in each particular department...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTESTS. | 12/5/1873 | See Source »

...third place, he argues that a college reward is of limited value, because the reputation accruing from it is of an almost purely local character, and that a contest open to all the colleges in the land would call forth more contestants and rouse more ambition on account of the widespread reputation which would crown successful competitors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTESTS. | 12/5/1873 | See Source »

...seems to be a prevailing opinion among the express. men and teamsters of Cambridge, that the short-cuts through the Yard are thoroughfares of travel kept open for their especial convenience. This mistaken idea causes much annoyance, especially to classes reciting in University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities. | 11/21/1873 | See Source »

...York to follow and keep up with the boats during the race. There is a carriage-road on one side of the river and the New London Northern Railroad on the other, and both in sight of the river. The Railroad once offered to run a train of open cars, following the crews and carrying any number of people, and they will no doubt repeat the offer. With the cars and steamers there will be a chance for viewing a straight away race not found on any other racecourse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REGATTA COURSE. | 11/7/1873 | See Source »