Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Daily Themes have as their subjects, "Nahant." and "Conversation." The first, a trifle obscure in the beginning, is purely descriptive. The second relates an incident in a horse car. The only verse of this number, "Over the River, lines in a sentimental vein. A book review and the "Advocate's Brief" complete the issue...
...Fall River at Fall River...
...scheme was a bandoned. The plan of a ship railway was declared by engineers impracticable for mechanical reasons and by seamen, on account of the strain imposed on a vessels hull by lifting it out of water. The Panama canal has proved impossible on account of a river near it which cannot be controlled, and the canal by way of lake Nicaragua is left in sole possession of the field...
...Union boat club have organized an eight which practice daily in the old Union boat club barge. There are thus seven eight oared crews in daily practice on the river. All the college crews have been at training tables since the April vacation...
During the recess the class and 'varsity crews have been hard at work on the river; the freshman nine has had a number of men in training and they have been hard at work during the vacation; the 'varsity nine on its trip and after its return has played three games with leading professional nines. During the week the tennis courts on Jarvis and Holmes have been put in thorough order and are now ready...