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...second since its formation last spring, was held Saturday morning on the Lower Basin of the Charles river. The number of spectators was extremely limited, but the one event contested, the paddling race, in two classes, was well contested. The course was made triangular, so that the canoeists might show their ability in sailing, both before and on the wind. It started from the Union Boat Club house, to a point half a mile northwest and thence to a point half a mile east of the starting point. This made a length one and a half miles, which...
...editorial in a revert issue of the Yale News urging the freshman to show that they "possess the necessary amount of Yale sand," seems to us at least superfluous. The Yale foot ball game has been distinguished among college sports for its rather too sandy character. -[Vassar Miscellany...
Messrs. Chandler and Wedell of the Harvard College Observatory show that the comet lately discovered by Wolff of Heidelberg is periodic, with a period of six and two-thirds years...
...will interest all Seniors and Juniors-that is the examination in forensics. I think I may say that a large proportion of the upper-class-men look with favor upon the change, except as regards the number of subjects to be prepared. A glance at the list offered will show that it contains only topics requiring advanced work and most careful study. To one who is interested in the work, it would be very unsatisfactory to go into the examination with the superficial and confused knowledge which the limited time that could be devoted to the preparation of each subject...
...first foot ball game of the season will take place on Jarvis Field, the game being with the Institute of Technology eleven. But to the eleven the game is of importance. It is to be the first test of what our men are capable of doing, and will show better than practice of a dozen afternoons, what promise there is of a good eleven this fall to play for the college championship. The players who will eventually form our eleven are not definitely fixed upon but the style of play in each succeeding game will do much to determine...