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...number of views of glacial scratches and the pebbles which made them were next shown, while the cause of their formation was being explained. Then pictures of glacial deposits some 95 feet thick were presented. Cedar logs of large size are often buried in these and the lecturer said that while camping in Alaska his only fuel was preglacial woods many thousands of years...
There will be a fierce contest in football between tables 41 and 36 Memorial Hall, to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock. Not much science will be displayed, but gore, red and merry, will flow fast and thick...
...first enveloped in a large white gaberdine. Next his throat was protected by bands of thick cloth, wound tightly round and round until it seemed well-nigh impossible for him to move his head. The front of his body was then covered with what looked very like a dropsical cricket pad on a large scale, extending from the chest to the knees. The sword arm, from the wrist to the shoulder, was then padded and bandaged to three times its natural size, and the hand guarded by a thick leathern gauntlet. Lastly, a pair of spectacles, rimmed with metal, protected...
...varsity eleven appeared yesterday in their new uniforms. The suit consists of a dark crimson, thickly knit jersey with a white "H," a canvas jacket, crimson stockings and belt, and breeches of thick mole-skin of a creamy white. These are the features of the uniform. They have a thick hair mattress padding on each knee and each hip, and cling close to the leg just below the knee. The uniforms altogether present a good appearance, although they are now a little too clean...
...largest bob sleigh in existence is the "Brooklyn Bridge" of Albany. The plank is 45 feet long, and 3 inches thick...