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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...only is the matter of dress calculated to discourage the beginner, but also the knowledge of advanced mathematics which seems to be required would strike terror into the heart of any one but a Peirce. "The measurement shall be from the nearest break of the ground made by the ball, perpendicularly to the scratch line, extended, if necessary, to meet this perpendicular." We see now the wisdom of the provision in regard to honorary members. The Executive Committee doubtless intend to elect the Professor of Surveying an honorary member, with the special duty of performing this difficult mathematical feat...
...Pierian Sodality will give their annual concert in Lyceum. Hall, March 25. Mr. A. Van Raalte will assist as violin soloist. There will also be a Quartette from the Glee Club, consisting of Messrs. Tucker-man, '82, Morgan, '81, Pendleton, '82, Brackett, '80. There will be dancing after the concert. Admission, 50 cents. Reserved seats, 75 cents. Tickets can be obtained of members...
...special studies as they judge best calculated to promote their aims and purposes in after life, will receive, on the "Commencement Programme and in the next following Annual Catalogue," credit for the proficiency which may be attained in any one or more studies, provided, in special cases, they shall also attain a certain average mark; and, at the same time, those who obtain a high average mark will be entitled to all the distinction it has heretofore conferred. Honors in an institution of learning can have no other object than to incite a spirit of emulation among its members...
Within the last fortnight, also, I have learned with regret that the Harvard and Columbia Freshmen have agreed to row an eight-oared three-mile race "at New London," though the date thereof has not yet been decided upon, and that the challenge for this was sent before the Crimson published my letter recommending that the proposed Freshman race between Harvard and Cornell be appointed for some other locality. If it is too late now to persuade the Freshmen to keep away from the Thames course at a time when their presence there may disturb the very delicately balanced arrangements...
...crews in the University race; in 1873 the winning Yale Freshmen did better than seven of the eleven University crews; in 1875 the winning Cornell Freshmen defeated six out of thirteen University boats, and in 1876 the winning Cornell Freshmen defeated three out of six. In 1864, also, at Worcester, the Harvard Sophomores made thirty-eight seconds better time than the regular Harvard crew in the University race, and lacked less than five seconds of equalling the time made by the Yale crew in that race. In 1871 the Atlanta six defeated the Yale Sophomores by only nine seconds...