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...Harvard, while Sherrill, of Yale, was in the middle of the path, and so nearly in front of Lund (or Horr) that the picture shows, only part of his head, part of each shoulder, a thin strip of his left side from arm-pit to hip, and a faint trace of some part of his right leg. Neither of his feet are seen, and no human intelligence could determine from this picture whether he was a yard ahead or a yard behind Rogers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 6/22/1886 | See Source »

...views and prevents stagnation is also a new idea. It never yet had that effect in any college that ever existed; and, in the case of Yale, it has not broadened its view of the world, but only aggravated esteem of self. In this "closeness" we can indeed trace the origin of "Yale enthusiasm" which shows itself in bullying smaller colleges and in ungentlemanly annoyance. No one objects to this self-complacent near-sightedness of Yale except perhaps some of her progressive alumni. Certainly Harvard men should not, for they are in a position to smile at her boastful pretentions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/10/1886 | See Source »

...periods of twelve days each, in the heart's action. The average number of beats under the alcoholic diet was 13 per cent. more than under the water diet. This was an expenditure of extra energy on the alcohol days sufficient to raise 15.8 tons one foot. After all trace of alcohol had disappeared from the system in the subject of this experiment, the action of the heart was found to be much feebler than usual. A fatty heart is one which is over laid with masses of fat as the external muscles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Farnham's Lecture. | 2/4/1886 | See Source »

...taken to board. The part comprised in the Arnold Arboretum is devoted to the planting of trees and shrubs which number over two thousand varieties. There is no one collection in the world which contains so many varieties. Their arrangement is also excellent. In one row we can trace the apple as it first existed in Central Asia up through varieties to the crab apple; till finally it reaches the ordinary American apple...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bussey Institute. | 1/28/1886 | See Source »

...became, as now, an honorary literary society, to which are elected the honor men of each class. In most of the chapters the members are elected from the senior class and from the classical students. It is a somewhat peculiar circumstance that of the ten fraternities enumerated below, six trace their origin to Union College, confirming the title she has often received as the "Mother of Secret Societies." Of those given below, D. K. E. has the largest membership, with Psi U. and Alpha Delta Phi closely following. The columns below give the date of the organization of each...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Greek Letter Societies. | 6/12/1885 | See Source »

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