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...sixty-sixth corporate meeting of the Boston Scientific Society, Professor W. A. Rogers of Harvard College Observatory read a paper upon fine rulings, showing their importance as test objects for microscopes. The same paper, together with its accompanying rulings, will shortly be presented before the Royal Microscopic Society of England...
...magnitude of her rowing interests, cannot be so well represented by a four-oar as by an eight. While a smaller college may accidentally have four men who can outrow a Harvard four, owing to their superiority in natural strength, yet when the range is widened, and the test with eight men required, the smaller college could not muster an eight-oar capable of coping with a Harvard eight. Consequently, in consenting to row in fours we might give to our adversaries an undue advantage...
...been suggested that if favorable weather returns a skating match for different distances be arranged, to be held on Fresh Pond or some other convenient locality, so that Harvard's runners and others may have an opportunity to test their speed on ice and to establish a college record. The Athletic Association might consider the plan, and, if deemed advisable, offer prizes for the winners...
...last week in May at Cambridge University happening after the great test examinations of the year is given up to revel and gaiety. The annual races of the colleges are then held. Balls, parties and social meetings fill up the week. He who should suggest the abolition or curtailment of either of the university carnivals, says a recent writer in Chamber's Journal, would be regarded as a revolutionary innovator, no less dangerous than if he had proposed to pull down "Tom Quad," or to let out as building-plots the university cricket-ground. The great "bumping" races that occur...
...foot-ball match with Princeton this fall her eleven demonstrated one thing pretty clearly, and that is that the rules adopted at the last inter-collegiate convention to prevent the old so-called "block game" were totally unavailing when put to the test. The game employed by Princeton was entirely justifiable by the rules, and under the circumstances was, without doubt, the very safest and most reasonable method she could employ. Had Harvard been in her place she would have undoubtedly used the same means to hold her advantage. But by this method should an inferior eleven chance by accident...