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...front of the boat house was reached, Storrow had a lead of not more than six feet over Hammond, with Burch and Bryant well up to the leaders. Before the boat house had been passed, however, Perin "hit her up" in fine style, and so well did his men respond that their boat began to forge ahead of the rest, and it looked as though No. I. had the race well in hand. But, as it proved, the race was not to be so easily won; for No. IV. tied them about three-quarters of the distance between the boat...
...worthy of success. Success it will certainly secure if the freshman class evince enough class spirit and enterprise to enter a number of contestants sufficient to make the games of interest and to accomplish their ultimate object - that of bringing out men for succeeding 'Varsity days. The freshmen should respond to this offer and prove the experiment worthy of continuance in future years...
...defeat of the nine, the crew, or the eleven at the hands of Yale, will deprive them of time-honored privileges. By all means, let this decision be rescinded, and, depend upon it, the freshman nine, if they represent a class placed on level with the more advanced, will respond more successfully to confidence and respect than to doubt and intimidation...
...lasting. While the general interest here seems to be in creasing, it seems strange that more active interest is not displayed. The managers of the club have shown considerable and commendable activity in getting the members together, arranging meets, etc., but the members of the club fail to respond, and the meets are poorly attended. Let us hope that more active interest will be shown in this matter, and that the far-famed Harvard indifference may not extend its blighting influence to this branch of our athletic sports...
...complete vindication of Harvard's policy in this respect. The main points in his argument are these : "Harvard College is really more than a college; it is a college plus a body of preparatory schools. Harvard has the good fortune to be fed by sources which are quick to respond to any advance in her requirements, whether in methods or in quantity." Thus she is secured to a large extent in her supply of students, and is therefore enabled to steadily raise her demands and receives none but the most thoroughly-prepared candidates. The average age of students at graduation...