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...property to Harrow School, and one-third to the town, but owing to some change or dispute in the will the school only gets L1,600, while the burghers get L3,500. At first, all foreigners (or boys from other parishes) were disqualified for entrance, but this rule was soon abolished, and this school then rapidly became celebrated. The villagers of Harrow with the proverbial narrowness and obstinacy of the English yeomen, appealed to the court of Chancery to forbid the admittance of strangers. But this was not granted, although some concession was made in allowing Harrow boys to receive...
...connection with this rule, we would call the attention of the Faculty to the fact that a written agreement, signed by the graduate committee of the Boat Club, whose appointment was confirmed by the Faculty themselves, exists between Harvard and Yale, agreeing to row a race this year, unless one of the parties to the agreement shall be notified to the contrary before December...
...Rule eight provides...
...objection to this rule is that it seems injudicious to attempt to coerce other colleges into an agreement from which their better judgment shrinks; that it lessens the number of possible rivals; and that it may prevent us from meeting at all the representatives of a college which has always been our for3most rival in every sport, and in the contests with which the greatest interest and enthusiasm have been shown...
Lost-In Sever 37, during the recent examinations, an ivory foot rule. The finder will confer a great favor by returning it to 18 Hollis...