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...athletes during the past five years has been 2.68. It will be seen by these figures that the averages of the crew and nine fall below that of the non-athletic men, while those of the football men and track athletes rise above it. Both athlete and non-athletes show a gain in scholarship during the second decade...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Effect of Athletics on Scholarship. | 2/2/1889 | See Source »

...Willistonian is publishing a series of articles on Harvard and Yale. The object of the articles is to show the advantages of a course at either college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/31/1889 | See Source »

...Agassiz Museum would not exceed $40,000. The reason Professor Cooke had addressed the class was to gain the co-operation of every member in it, in bringing the needs of the University before its friends all over the country, in order that they might be prompted to show a zeal for the welfare of Harvard which would result in hearty financial aid from them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof. Cooke to the Freshmen. | 1/19/1889 | See Source »

...same as that of the solar spots, the corona of 1889 strongly resembling those of 1868 and 1878. The most important observations made at the eclipses of the dates just mentioned were obtained by the United States naval observatory. Its photographs and those of the Harvard expedition in January show an appearance of the corona to the east of the sun, much like that of a wedge, its sides extending far out in wavy lines; on the other side of the sun the coroan appears much brighter, and, from its cleft shape, bears a strong resemblance to the tail...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard's Eclipse Expedition. | 1/17/1889 | See Source »

...that country with those of France, which have just been vividly described by Professor Cohn. The movement among the societies of the same type as the Verein to invite prominent men to speak at Harvard has secured some of the most interesting lectures of this term. The societies show in this action an encouraging sign of life and energy and an effort to bestow a genuine benefit upon the whole college outside of the social advantages they offer to their own members...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/16/1889 | See Source »