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...American acceptance of the term, the institution is not a University; for instance, it contains no Law School or Medical department. Yet it is rapidly growing in size, and great improvements are contemplated. It owns many of the buildings in the surrounding blocks, and as its capital increases, it tears them away to make room for buildings of its own. Its friends, indeed, have every reason to be proud of its rapid growth...
...actually commenced on the much talked of Elevated Railroad, which is to connect Cambridge and Boston. A week ago last Saturday a beginning was made of work on the first trial half mile of the road, and even in this short space of time the work has progressed so rapidly that the trestle work in some places has been erected. An engine and cars are being built for the trial trip, and it looks as if those interested in the L meant business this time. According to the provisions of the bill under which the Meigs Railroad is incorporated...
...outlook for the crew is promising. The crew is not up to the exceptionally high standard of the '87 freshman crew; but on the other hand the Columbia '88 crew is inferior to their winning freshman crew of last year. The rapid improvement which the men have made during the past week, makes us believe that '88 will follow '86's example, and will win the race with Columbia...
...rapid strides which journalism has made during the past quarter of a century, and the large number of college bred men who have entered this profession-for if it be not now a profession, it is fast becoming one-have given rise to much discussion as to the advisability of colleges establishing courses which would have a direct bearing in educating men who intend to make this their life work. It seems to be the universal opinion of practical newspaper men that the only way to get any insight into their profession is by an apprenticeship on a paper...
...Year after year Harvard crews have been taught by words and by experience to believe that their regular stroke is a good one. In 1883 when Yale, pulling a very rapid stroke, was left twenty lengths or more behind, all critics joined in praising the Harvard method. Competent amateurs, it will now be observed, attribute the success of '87 on Friday to the mistake made by '85 in attempting to pull a stroke of forty-four to the minute during the first mile of the race. It is as true a saying as it is trite, that it is wise...