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...general praise. White was so unfortunate as to receive a foul ball in the eye, in the eighth inning. His place was occupied by Perry, catcher of the Freshman Nine. This game does not give the championship to the Princetons, as they have not won two games out of three...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASE-BALL. | 6/2/1873 | See Source »

...these are the most important: that each boat shall start from an anchored boat; if the race is postponed from the time appointed, it shall take place the next pleasant afternoon; that a single scull race shall be held, open to men of all colleges in the Association, provided three entries be made before June 20. The selection of a Referee was left to a committee consisting of McClellan, Oakes, and Hartwell, which will report in July. A new starting-point was settled upon at a point one fourth of a mile below the old one, where the river...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEETING OF THE REGATTA COMMITTEE. | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

...THREE SEAS...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A METAPHYSICAL MILL. | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

Barnum's.PROVIDENCE has of late been exceeding kind to our beloved University in preserving to us the lives of three of the Holworthy Aristocracy. These gentlemen were visiting Barnum's World's Fair at the time when the terrific tornado struck the canvas palace, filling the hearts of all with terror and consternation. Amid the howls of the affrighted animals, the shrieks of women, and the thunder of the elements, they rushed round (as did several thousand others) with a stoical indifference to their personal peril, and besought all to calm themselves. It was owing to their superhuman exertions that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dramatic. | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

...year of work winds up, it is very natural to look back on what has been neglected, forgotten, or actually learnt. Many will regret that the last has been with them the least of the three, and feel that a mistake has been made in the eight months past, - that too much has been aimed at, and consequently too little accomplished. These will perhaps feel the force of a few words on what is becoming so common at Harvard, a fashion of trying to get a general idea of all the elective studies, rather than an accurate knowledge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE. | 5/16/1873 | See Source »