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There is an earnest movement on foot among Harvard men in New Xork to secure the nomination and election of Dr. John S. White to the board of overseers. It is a significant fact that there is not a single teacher at present in the board. Dr. White is the well known principal of the Berkeley school, and president of the Berkeley Athletic club, and is therefore equipped to appreciate the questions of college athletics and other subjects that may come before the board...
...Bowditch concluded that where a type exists among a group of faces the composite photograph can be trusted to give faithfully all that is typical of the several faces. Valuable applications of this principle have been made. For instance, composite photographs have been made of people suffering from a particular disease as a guide for doctors in forming a diagnosis. The effect of different studies such as mathematics and natural history on a face may be observed. If is a curious fact that a composite photograph is generally more beautiful than any one of the component pictures. Dr. Bowditch suggested...
...plans of the Bicycle Club for the coming season show that that organization is in a most prosperous condition The Tech. road race, the club road race, the spring meeting and the weekly run will place bicycling among the prominent athletic sports. The arrangements for the track race meeting, which were published yesterday, promise that this will be by far the most elaborate bicycling tournament ever held at Harvard or at any other college. The opening of some of the events to all amateur riders gives the meeting a much broader interest and will undoubtedly result in raising the standard...
...interesting company of Athletes met in New York a day or two ago, at the request of Dr. Sargent. The men present were well-known athletes and holders of records who were to be photographed for the new work on physical development, which is being prepared by Dr. Sargent. Among those present, were William Byrd Page, holder of the world's record for the running high jump; A. F. Copeland, holder of the majority of American hurdle records; Frederick R. Westing, 100 yard champion of England, Ireland, Canada and America; Malcolm W. Ford, all-round athlete, and holder of many...
...very glad to notice the dinner of the Harvard men in Detroit. The Harvard graduates in that city are fewer than the graduates of other colleges, and it was only last year that any organization among them was attempted, when the Detroit club was formed. The first dinner of this club was held recently and was the occasion of great enthusiasm...