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...Pillsbury, '89, W. H. McLellan, Jr., '91, G. H. Oakey, M. S., and F. H. Leonard, '92, then appeared on the parallel bars. All the men gave a highly creditable exhibition. Plisoury performed the most difficult feats and was the most graceful. He was clearly entitled to the first prize, which he received. The second prize was awarded to Leonard. McLellan's performance showed off his great strength to advantage, but did not contain as much variety as the others...
...large number of entries and prospects for an unusually interesting meeting. The entries are as follows: Pole vault, T. G. Sheraman, Yale A. A, C. M Weld, Columbia A. A, R. G Leavitt, H. A. A. Running high kick, G. Rublee, L. S, L. C Watson, M. I. T. Parallel bars-G. H. Oakey, M. S, G. H. Leonard, '92, W. F. Pillsbury, '89. W. H. McLellan, '91, H. R. Allen, '92, Hartshorne, Columbia. Standing high jump-S. Crook, Williams, L. C. Mason, M. I. T, F. G. Curtis, H. A. A, C. E. Curry, H. A. A, Beane...
...Barre '90 took first prize in tumbling. with Ingalls '90 second, The parallel bar contest was won by Clark, '91, with Gates '90, a close second. De la Barre, '90, won the spring board jumping and broke the college record. His jump was 7 feet 31/2 inches, while Boyd '90, and Child '90, tied for second place...
...extended to all chess players in the University to be present and unite with the members in trying their strength in simultaneous games against Mr. Cummings. Thirteen men took tables, and shortly after half past seven, play began and continued until nearly midnight. The tables were arranged in two parallel rows, while Mr. Cummings walked up and down between them, making his moves at first with little or no hesitation, but, as the evening wore on, taking more time for consideration. B. A. Gould, '91, F. Irwin, '90, T. W. Balch, '90, H. A. Davis, '91, R. S. Hale...
Yesterday afternoon Professor Lyon lectured on the decipherment of the Babylonian books. He said that had Babylonian writings not been found accompanied by parallel translations in some simpler language, they could perhaps never have been deciphered. Such translations were furnished by the records of the Achaemenian kings of Persia. The first problem was therefore to read the old Persian after which the reading of the Babylonian was sure to follow. Inscriptions from Persepolis furnished the material. After the unsuccessful attempts of various scholars, Georg Friederich Grotefend, of Hanover, in 1802, found the key, by applying a formula...