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...Alexander Agassiz, representing an unknown person has recently purchased more than 70,000 square feet of land fronting on Charles river, near Putnam avenue. It is the intention of the purchaser to present this land to Harvard College for the use of the Harvard Rowing Club. The land is situated in a direct line from the college ground, and owing to the absence of strong tides at this point is better adapted to the use of the club than its present situation...
...regular meeting of the Zoological club was held last evening in the Agassiz Museum. Papers of a tecenical nature on "Visions in Arthropods," "Oogenesis in Gasterpoda" and on the "Nervous System of Echinoderms," were read, and a general discussion on each ensued. Some very beautiful microscopic sections of a star fish, showing the nervous system, were then examined. The evening was much enjoyed, and the opportunities these meetings give the men interested in Zoology of exchanging their views on disputed points has been found of great value...
This afternoon about six o'clock the Athletic club crew, the crew from the Union Boat club and the 'Varsity crew will row a race over the same course as that rowed over in the class races. Professor Alexander Agassiz will act as referee. The 'Varsity crew will be made up as follows: Bow, Sanford; 2, Alexander; 3, Perry; 4, Cranston; 5, Finlay; 6, Tilton; 7, Hutchinson; stroke, Herrick, coxswain, Whitney...
...officers of the race were: Referee, Professor Alexander Agassiz; judge at start, Lieut. W. F. Kellog; judge at finish, Mr. Curtis Guild, Jr.; time keeper. Mr. Buckley; judge for Harvard, M. E. C. Storrow; judge for Athletic crew, Mr. R. F. Clark; judge for Union Club, Mr. R. C. Watson...
...decided that it would be advisable for the Canoe Club to build an addition for their own use, as by so doing they would secure the privileges of the boat house. A committee consisting of Messrs Crowninshield, Cheney and Townsend was appointed to confer with Professor Agassiz who has immediate control of the plan in order to find out under what conditions the addition could be built. and what privileges the members would secure...