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...Although the lovers of the shotgun are largely in the majority, still there are a large number of men who are admirers of the rifle. There is something about rifle shooting which is peculiarly fascinating. The dependence upon the single bullet and the skill which putting it in the right place necessitates, has a tendency to give the rifleman a like precision of ideas. In order to attain any considerable degree of skill it is essential that he should be a good reasoned. Distances, effect of the atmosphere and wind, are among the points to be considered. If the shot...
...school, are much perplexed over the interference of the Crown in the appointment of a gentleman to succeed the late Dr. Goodford, as head master of Eton. This being the first vacancy since the constitution of the governing body, the new provost will be nominated by the Crewn, a right which has always been hotly contested by the fellows in former days, as they asserted that it was a usurpation. The right of electing a provost was undoubtedly vested in the fellows by the statutes; in practice, however, they usually elected a Crown nominee. When Dr. Goodford was elected...
...regretted that there are persons in college who are so forgetful of the rights of others or of such loose morals as to remove books from the library of the French department in Sever Hall. Within the last two months, several indispensable books have disappeared. Three French dictionaries, a volume of Corneile, and one of Motiere, and other books, all in daily use, are missing. The harm done is not so much the pecuniary loss as the inconvenience to which all the students of French are subjected. Hitherto they have been allowed unlimited liberties in the use of the books...
...miles from the square, on the road to Watertown. Yesterday being Decoration Day, a large crowd of both sexes collected along the edge of the grounds to watch the play The grounds consist of a well cut level field about 150 yards long and 75 yards wide. On the right hand side, as you enter, about half way towards the farther goal, there is a small house devoted to dressing-rooms. Very few trees surround the grounds, and in consequence the light is good. The costumes of the players are picturesesque, each one wearing a crimson jersey with a large...
...This good fortune is again seen in the Morgan fellowships which have just been received by the corporation and have been devoted to the support of resident students. The liberality of the terms which the corporation has seen fit attach to the fellowship is certainly a step in the right direction. Heretofore, we believe, the fellowships which have been established have assisted in educating graduates of Harvard in foreign countries. This is undoubtedly an excellent pain to extend the influence of Harvard as university and to afford greater opportunities to graduates of ability and special attainments for a future pursuance...