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...showed himself to be a master of the art of dodging, while his counters were frequent and forcible. When time was called for the second round both men appeared fresh and little troubled by their previous bouts. In this round Spalding got in some good work, and by rapid and forcible hitting succeeded in confusing Butler to such an extent that the latter hardly knew where he was striking. In the third round Butler seemed to have collected himself, and appeared to better advantage, although the contest was entirely in the hands of Spalding. Butler again pulled himself together...
...numerically as strong as either the Divinity or the Theological schools. It seems to me that the Cooperative Society will need help from every available source, and that it failed to display foresight when it repelled the cooperation of a considerable institution, which is now making a most rapid growth...
...Rapid preparations for rebuilding are being made at Haverhill, and insurance claims are being adjusted and paid...
...attention of freshmen : "Few appreciate the strain that even two or three hours' attendance daily, and the effort to master two or three simple lessons, exert on the sensitive organizations of young children. Their brain and nerves are exquisitely delicate, and it is a period of such rapid growth that the power of nutrition is taxed to supply material for the formation of perfect tissue." And we might add that the nutrition to be had at Memorial is hardly suited for the delicate brains and nerves of freshmen, either...
...Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. denies that it has used any money in bribing the newspapers...