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The New Haven correspondent of the N. Y. Herald has written an interesting letter to his paper on the prospects for the Yale-Harvard race next summer. He says: "While Yale and Harvard have trained differently, and have rowed a different stroke, both as regards style and rapidity, one thing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HARVARD AND YALE CREWS. | 3/15/1882 | See Source »

The Bowdoin Orient has some opinions on the present regime at Yale and its methods of instruction, and thinks that in this matter that "a radical change, both in principle and practice, must be made if Yale is to hold in the future the high position she has enjoyed in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE WORLD. | 3/14/1882 | See Source »

The stranded float was successfully launched yesterday at high tide, after many attempts. Long beams, reaching to the water, were placed under it and by means of rollers it was slid into the water. The float will be at once repaired, and the bridges placed in position as soon as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/14/1882 | See Source »

An old clerk in one of the departments at Washington, who had for a long time occupied a responsible position, died on Friday last. Saturday, while his body still lay unburied, a Western Congressman appeared at the department and demanded the place for one of his constituents.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. | 3/14/1882 | See Source »

The impression prevails, among those who are accustomed to attend the athletic meetings, that by the new method of pulling the tug-of-war all the interest will be taken away. To a casual observer it would look as though very little interest or enthusiasm would attach to eight men...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TUGS-OF-WAR. | 3/10/1882 | See Source »