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...told when jumping in public that he has reached that height, he is certain to be unnerved by it rather than aided. At the Union's recent meeting they refused to tell contestants what the height was, even when they wished to know, and we are sure that inquiry among the men who jump would show that they all were against having the height announced...
...horizontal bar much superior to anything that has been witnessed here, for several years at least. The sparring, with two exceptions, was not good, though the contestants were evenly matched and the contests exciting. The meeting closed with nine hearty cheers for Mr. Hemenway, who, we are sure, will take great pleasure in finding his gift so thoroughly appreciated and already productive of such good results...
...only resource, scholarships in the Law School being small and few. If any class is to be excluded from proctorships, it seems to us that it should be tutors, assistant-professors, and professors, who are better able to bear the loss. They have a salary of which they are sure, and though possibly not large, it is enough to guarantee a living, while neither special nor professional students may have any certain means, of support. What right a tutor or professor has to a proctorship, in preference to a graduate who may be practising law or medicine in Cambridge...
...young men for being routed by a single man, without resistance, and for demanding his number, instead of fighting. What language of reprobation would have been thought sufficient for their conduct by the same critics if the students had met violence with violence, I cannot conjecture. But I am sure that their manly forbearance and self-possession, under gross provocation, should secure for them the respect and commendation of every citizen who values the peace of the community...
...course of lectures announced by the Natural History Society is excellent in both subjects and lecturers. All who wish to learn much in a short time and with little trouble will be sure to attend the lectures. The list is given below...