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...third hare and hounds run of the Bicycle Club took place on Thursday. The hares, Messrs. White '85 and Appleton '87, started at twenty-five minutes before four and six minutes later the main body of the hounds started, headed by Captain Smith ; a minute later still Messrs. Norton and Matthewson, who were thus handicapped, started and were accompanied by Mr. Bigelow, a past member of the club. The scent was very bad at start and the handicapped men soon caught up. At the Longwood bridge the scent was lost for more than 15 minutes and again farther on owing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BICYCLE HARE AND HOUNDS. | 11/12/1883 | See Source »

...cannot too strongly urge the senior class to exercise care and judgment in their selection of class day officers tonight. Personal friendship, violent personal likes and dislikes should have no place in the meeting. '84 has so far been in every way a class for the college to be proud of, and the college hoped and expects that those to represent her on her day of farewell will be, each for his place, the very best the class can give. Some of the class day offices may rightly be looked upon as the tribute that the class has to offer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/12/1883 | See Source »

...funny man of the N. Y. Times, thus agonizes over the recent Princeton-Wesleyan match: The contestants formed in lines on their respective sider of the grounds. Then a stout Princeton man stepped out and spent several minutes in finding a place to put the ball. Having selected a suitable spot he brought out an egg-shaped article covered with yellow leather and deposited it with tender care on the spot. Then a slim boyish looking fellow took half a dozen quick steps forward and let out at the ball with all the grace and force of the hereafter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/10/1883 | See Source »

...outside the class room which interest the students and nothing would be pleasanter or more appropriate than for them to hear these questions discussed by members of the college corps of instructors. Surely there are numbers of professors in our faculty who would attract large audiences in any other place and there is no reason why they should not attract audiences in Cambridge. We urge the Historical Society or the Finance Club, or some such organization to again come forth from its retirement and invite men from among our own instructors to lecture to us and we feel sure that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/10/1883 | See Source »

Concerning the one-hundred-yards invitation-scratch-race between J. M. Cowie, London A. C., and F. T.Ritchie, Moseley Harriers, which took place at Lillie Bridge, London, Oct. 20, under very favorable weather conditions, The Sporting Life has this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTING NOTES. | 11/10/1883 | See Source »