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...only been possible in this short space to present some of the most striking features of this most interesting report. It is a document that ought to be read by every graduate as well as every undergraduate, and it is safe to predict that, were it more generally read, the Class Subscription Fund would be greatly increased by the voluntary subscriptions of our alumni. There is an earnest, manly ring in the reports that shows how faithfully every one of Harvard's servants is devoted to her interests...
...afternoon when the sun shines and the wind does not blow heavily, the boat-houses and the river present a scene of animation which, two years ago, it would have seemed folly to predict. The oldest inhabitant cannot remember the time when the interest in athletics here reached anything like its present height, and this increased interest is not confined to any one pursuit. Never before was so much general interest shown in Boating, but, at the same time, the Foot-Ball Eleven were never in such a prosperous condition, and, according to the wiseacres, we have not been represented...
...Matthews Six it is difficult to say much. They are more irregular than the other crews; but they look remarkably strong and capable of quantities of hard work. They are, by all odds, the heaviest crew. If the next three weeks' work brings them together, we venture to predict for them a front place in the race. The Weld crew are pulling the most finished stroke of any; how effective it is we cannot say, but their appearance when in practice is decidedly favorable. This crew lately made a trial of speed with the Freshman crew, and as the captain...
...country, for she seems never to tire of increasing and improving the opportunities she offers for intellectual development, and is doing her best to rank high, in more than mere numbers, among the educational institutions of the world. We have good reason from the past and present to predict a great advance for her in the future...
...pleasures of life in Santo Domingo, and the opportunities for gain afforded by that delightful island, are so clearly set forth, that we may safely predict an immediate influx of "settlers," and the ultimate success of the Samana Bay Company...