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...interested in the movements of a human being and the descriptions of birds and trees and flowers seem to be mere incidentals, yet in reading the book one finds that besides being delighted with a story, one is learning lessons, unconsciously learned, but valuable still. It is the faithful record of what may be seen and heard in the world of nature by one who will use his eyes and ears. There is an excellent index at the end of the book...
...recent Oxford University games C. B. Frye tied the world's record for the running broad jump by clearing 23 feet 6 1-2 inches. Lutyens ran the mile in 4 minutes 21 seconds...
...wishes attention called to the fact that the blue book has been taken from Leavitt and Peirce's and tickets for the dinner put on sale. Not quite half the class have signed. This is not as large as we hoped to see, yet it is a far better record than previous classes have had. There is a probability however that men who have signed with perfectly goods intentions cannot be present. The committee urges, nevertheless, that each man may feel in honor hound to buy his ticket, unless for some absolutely unforeseen reason he finds himself unable...
...London in 1889 Cornell won from Columbia and University of Pennsylvania. In this race. she established a world's record for one and one half miles in an eight-oar in six minutes and forty seconds. In 1890 the 'Varsity and Freshmen won all the intercollegiate races, and the next year the same thing occurred and a new world's record for three miles in an eight-oar 14 minutes 27 1-2 seconds was established. In 1892 the Cornell Freshmen won from Columbia and the 'Varsity from University of Pennsylvania...
...Sweeney, of the Xavier Athletic Club, who has twice broken the world's indoor running high jump record this winter, has accepted the invitation of the committee and will enter the meeting next Saturday...