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...inferior one, but that Oxford probably would, as Harvard is considered there the representative college of America, and, too, they felt they were under some obligation to us, owing to our former race with them. He advised sending over first unofficially, as Oxford would be loath to put the affront upon us of refusing a direct challenge, which they would consider was done by a refusal, but circumstances might arise that would make it impossible for them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREW DINNER. | 11/8/1878 | See Source »

...Tickets, $3.00 apiece, entitling the holder to the use of the boats this autumn, can be obtained from any member of the Executive Committee of the H. U. B. C. No one will be allowed to row in the scratch races who has not a ticket. In order to put a stop to the carelessness with which boats are handled, it is found necessary to make a rule that every man who injures boats or oars shall be held responsible for the amount of repairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 10/25/1878 | See Source »

...competitor starting before the signal shall be put back at discretion of the starter for the first two offences...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAWS OF ATHLETICS. | 10/25/1878 | See Source »

...some of the more popular elective courses, and, it seems to us, not without good reason. Without dwelling on the hardship of this exclusion in individual instances, or referring to any particular courses, we wish to protest against the principle of preventing anybody from taking a course which is put down in the elective pamphlet as open to him. If the number in some of the electives must be limited, this should at least be announced beforehand. But we cannot see what is the need of any limitation. The numbers are not so large but that the use of some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/25/1878 | See Source »

...overcome by its feelings and is now probably repenting at leisure, we refrain from speaking; as we have said, it is a gross personal attack, which must now be causing deep regret to the hasty but gentlemanly editors of the Courant. Everybody is liable to lose his temper when put in the wrong, and we look upon this sad exhibition more in sorrow than in anger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 10/25/1878 | See Source »