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...sight that had met our wandering gaze suggested the modus. Just in front of the girls, and consequently but two seats in front of us, there was one of those honest, real old-fashioned bald-heads, with about five hairs above each ear and all the rest a glittering expanse. Now, it has always been a theory of mine that if you can get a young lady to smile at what you say, you can soon get her to smile...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A BALD-HEAD; OR, A WARNING TO FRESHMEN. | 6/3/1881 | See Source »

...second. Jenkins won the running broad jump with a record of 20 ft. 9 1/4 in. The 2-mile bicycle race was won by C. A. Reed, '83, Columbia, in 6 min. 51 sec., S. Williston, '82, Harvard, taking second place. Williston was started 10 yds., behind the rest, the number of starters rendering it impossible for all to start in the same line; and, in addition, he was badly fouled at the start by the man who started the bicycle directly ahead of him getting his foot in front of Williston's wheel. The result was that he lost...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 6/3/1881 | See Source »

...offset by another regulation concerning excuses which goes into effect with it. The present Senior Board of the Princetonian sever their connection with the paper with this number. They end their labors with a pretty little dying speech, in which they express their satisfaction with themselves and the rest of the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXCHANGES. | 6/3/1881 | See Source »

GAIETY THEATRE. - 8 P.M.; Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2. For the rest of this week, "Billee Taylor." Next week, the "Jollities" combination return for a short season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THEATRES. | 5/19/1881 | See Source »

BOSTON MUSEUM. - 8 P.M.; Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2. For the rest of the week, Sol Smith Russell in "Edgewood Folks." Next week, Frank Mayo (for the first time here) as "Davy Crockett...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THEATRES. | 5/19/1881 | See Source »