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...standing high jump Sayer made a new record of 4 ft. 11 in. That broken was 4 ft. 8 1-2 in., made by himself and Daniels...
Putting shot. - Booth '92, 34 ft. 1 1-2 in. (but 1-2 in. below record...
...fence vault the former raised the school record, his own, from 6 ft. 10 in. to 7 ft. In the high kick he easily broke the school record - likewise his own - of 9 ft. 1 1-2 in. finally touching the pan at 9 ft. 6 in, breaking Andover's record by an inch...
...history we are awaiting the man who will give us literature and not a mere dull record of facts. It must be made interesting to avail much. Most writers speak of the pleasure to be derived from reading. The ascetic element in New Englanders demands more than that. Therefore, it is the general good to be derived from it which I wish to emphasize. However, it is not only the writers of truths which are attractive; Voltaire, in spite of his petty foibles, Sydney Smith and Lamb with their delightful humor, Heine and Kant; they all have their virtues...
...Australian recently broke the world's record for the high jump, making 6ft. 6 in. at the first trial. - The Princetonian...