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...examination room in Chemistry 3 was so warm that ice water was passed around to the students...
...organization of our boating interests is far superior to that of the base ball or football clubs. The class crews, training for half a year, cannot fail to furnish abundant material for the university crew. To this, may be attributed, in a great measure, our success on the water. Class nines were formerly in vogue at Harvard and a few games were played for the class championship. But, as none of the nines made any previous preparation, they furnished no new men for the regular nine and awakened little interest. Now that we have two fields; Jarvis and Holmes, there...
...undergone several changes, which necessarily make improvement slower than would otherwise be expected. Keyes and Burgess, after an interval of several weeks, have resumed their seats in the boat at numbers seven and four respectively. On Monday Baum did not row, as it was feared that he had water on the knee. His place was taken by Alexander. The freshmen, as may be seen from the weights given below, are an exceptionally heavy crew. They are a powerful set of men, and are rowing fairly well. There is a tendency noticeable in several of the men to use the arms...
...collision of boats, it was deferred. It had been proposed to have that race on the Connecticut river, near Springfield, but on account of the disadvantage of rowing against a current, it was decided to have the next race come off on Lake Quinsigamond, near Worcester. This sheet of water is undoubtedly one of the finest courses in the United States, as it is free from all currents, and is small enough to avoid a swell. It was reluctantly given up when the number of men in the crews was changed from six to eight, and the distance was raised...
...gave an opportunity for each to show all the skill he could command in managing the frail crafts. The first event was the sailing race, in which six men entered. The breeze made things very lively at the start, but the canoes got off pretty well together. The rough water around Union boat-honse bothered the contestants considerably, and soon three of them dropped out. Dunham took the lead at the first stake boat and maintained it to the end, making the last mile in 8 minutes. Rand crossed the line 12 minutes after, and Frothingham 10 minutes later...