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...School," here would be work that would surpass Mr. Barrie's best. As it is, these three sketches-said Mr. Copeland-and "A Window in Thrums" far exceed any imaginative prose writing in Lowland Scotch since the author of Meg Dods, Edie Ochiltree, and Jeanie Deans, laid down his swift and tired...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MR. COPELAND'S LECTURE. | 12/12/1895 | See Source »

...Swift, weight, 150 1bs., does not sit up straight; takes too much body reach and has a very slow shoot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN CREW. | 11/14/1895 | See Source »

Parke played a good all around game, his only weak point being his inability to handle lobs when at the net. His places both from the net and from the backcourt were very accurate. He also had a swift service which his opponent was unable to return effectively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INGRAHAM DEFEATED. | 10/25/1895 | See Source »

...every opportunity and won rather easily. Pierpont's lobs were short and ineffective. Parke's victory over Holt was rather unexpected. He played a very fast game, out-classing Holt at every point. He did especially good work at the net and his back-hand strokes were remarkably swift and accurate. Holt was somewhat handicapped by having to use a new racket. The summary of yesterday's matches is as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TENNIS TOURNAMENT. | 10/24/1895 | See Source »

...weeks a number of picked freshmen have been rowing with strapped seats in a barge under the direction of Rust '98. Kales '96 now has charge of the men, who are rowing in the following order: Stroke, McDuffie; 7, Perkins; 6, Thomson; 5, Duffield; 4, Bigelow; 3, Smith; 2, Swift; bow, Lamson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON THE RIVER. | 10/18/1895 | See Source »

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