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...only reliable paper in Boston, the Globe, announces as a matter of fact that Boylston is to be removed, so as to make a straight-away coast for the Cambridge children from the hill in front of the President's house to Wadsworth house; and that the Bursar proposes to lease the land for a grazing tract during the months of July, August, and September, and that the Faculty have voted to let the students use it for a lawn tennis ground from October until the snow is eight inches deep. That settles...
...Harvard light-weight champion, and O. J. Lowman, '84, were the entries for the featherweight sparring, Heilbron again proving victorious, though Lowman was plucky and quick. The tug of war between '81 and '82 was won easily by the Seniors, who pulled their opponents over in two straight heats. The judges of the fencing were Messrs. Norman, '81, and Cushing, L. S.; and for the sparring, Messrs. Lee, Parker, and Barnard...
DEAR SIR, - The Harvard University B. C. hereby challenges the Columbia College B. C. to row an eight-oared, four-mile, straight-away race at such time, on such course, and under such conditions as shall hereafter be mutually agreed upon...
...nearest to the throne of Prince Presistrardin * was the tent of the famous and redoubtable knight, Sir Triangle de Rhombus. His well-knit though slender and youthful frame was encased in plane armor adorned with original propositions. His sword (the one with which Archimedes was killed) was a straight line with some breadth and a handle added. His helmet was skilfully made of two pi's and a square R. The method by which it was made was a secret to every one, including Sir Triangle himself. The whole bearing of this knight was such as to strike terror into...
...first thing that is naturally sought for is a straight and favorable course; next the accommodations for the Crew; and finally, the ease with which the race can be witnessed by large audiences. The first and last of these requisitions New London possesses in a superior degree; about the second there is more to be said...