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...them if they would not in the end prefer to have given the whole sum promptly and without seeming to begrudge it. The crew is not a bad one; careless at times, as most freshman crews are, and yet, on the whole, taking to its work in good shape. Since it deserves support, and is the only athletic organization to ask for it, we expect from Ninety-seven a handsome response. We hope this year to see no frantic appeals for more money at the last moment; it is an unpleasant sort of event and there does not seem...
...freshman musical organizations have begun the year under peculiarly favorable circumstances. The members possess a considerable amount of talent which, however, will require much practice and training before it can be brought into shape for the spring concerts...
...Oxford and Cambridge crews are now hard at work training for their annual race which takes place March 17. The average weight of the Oxford crew is 170 lbs., and that of the Cambridge crew 163 lbs. Cambridge is rowing in better shape and the odds are at present in her favor...
...long been recognized that the resources of universities should, as far as possible, be made accessible to those who might not be able to attend their regular terms. The first efforts in this direction were made in 1863 by teachers of Harvard College, and took the shape of a series of "University Lectures," intended primarily to serve the needs of teachers in the secondary schools. These lectures were in general given on Saturdays, but though the attendance was considerable, the difficulty of the work was found to be greater than the benefits justified, and the experiment was accordingly abandoned...
...being wounded and therefore useless to an enemy. Pictures were shown of hermit-crabs, which attached to themselves sea-anemonies for the purpose of self-defence, the anemonies being offensive to hostile fishes. One picture represented a deep-sea fish which attracts its prey by a lure in the shape of a phosphorescent light; another showed a snap-turtle which lies for hours with its mouth open and entices small fish by means of filaments on its tongue which look like worms...