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...report of the committee of arrangements was accepted, with the exception of the rule relating to the dropping of candidates after a certain number of ballots, which was expunged...
...committee on arrangements has with unanimity recommended a series of rules which, in view of former trial and in the judgment of the committee, are calculated to insure promptness, dispatch and justice. Every member of the class in voting for the adoption, rejection or alteration of any of these rules, should act upon the same patriotic motives which actuated the committee in recommending them. In former elections great difficulty has been experienced in making rules with regard to dropping candidates, which shall not, on the one hand, force a candidate out of the race prematurely and unfairly, and which shall...
...published "The Life and Letters of Francis Lieber," edited by Thomas Sergeant Perry, late instructor in English, and lecturer in English literature at Harvard. Lieber's life was an eventful one. Having recovered from wounds received at Waterloo, and taken part in the effort to free Greece from Turkish rule, Lieber was forced by political persecutions in Germany to leave the Fatherland. After vainly struggling to earn a living in England, he came to this country in 1827, and settled in Boston as director of a gymnasium and swimming school. Later he went to South Carolina to become professor...
...pace once more. By observing these precautions, one is sure of not suffering from dizziness or overstraining, or of being chilled by a sudden cessation of quick movements, especially on a cold or windy day. Running is not a pastime in which heavy men ought to engage, as a rule, as they are liable to injure themselves in anything like a spurt, unless they have been carefully trained, and all the superfluous adipose matter burned away in gradual, but steady work. Most ordinary persons can indulge in it, however, without any fear of bad results, provided they are only careful...
...Hare and Hounds Club runs every Saturday. It has proved itself a valuable organization, both through the exercise it furnishes and by the men it has produced for long and short distance running. A cap is awarded after each run to the hound who comes in first, the rule being that the same man cannot take the cap twice. This method has proved a success, and each run is well attended...