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...regatta occurred October 20. In all the races the distance rowed was one mile. The races were as follows: four-oared shell, 5 min. 34 sec. The second race was won by a picked crew in 5 min. 24 1/2 sec., the time of the University Four (handicapped by 10 sec.) being 5 min. 29 1/2 sec.; six-oared shell, time 5 min. 25 sec.; the single scull...
...Professor Carson has accepted an invitation to read a paper on Shakspere's Versification before the "New Shakspere Society" of London, on the second Friday in June...
...Paine; two symphonies, one by Schubert, the other y Beethoven; a violin concerto of Mendelssohn will follow. Single tickets can now be had at Sever's for one dollar. Admission to the balcony over the stage will be sold at fifty cents each. The second concert will be given on Thursday evening, December...
...last two Club Races one or more clubs have placed members of the first crew on the second crew, instead of keeping the first and second crews distinct, as was intended when the club system was instituted. This practice cannot be fairly discontinued by one club, unless the others discontinue it also, and we have therefore been requested by the captain of one of the clubs to suggest that a meeting be called of members of all the clubs, to take action in regard to this and other matters of general interest. It would be well if the meeting were...
...crews, because three of the Holyoke four and all the Matthews pulled again in the sixes. It is unfortunately becoming quite the custom in these two clubs for the four best men to row in both races, but it is manifestly unfair, both to the candidates for the second crews, who are thus shut out, and to the other clubs, which do not think it consistent with their honor to do that sort of thing. It is to be hoped that some action will be taken, before the spring races, to prevent its being done again...