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...Hedge, preached at Cornell on Sunday last. The Sun gives the following sketch of his life : "Dr. Hedge is now an old man. He was born, the son of a Harvard professor, in 1805. Among the friends of his boy-hood was the historian, George Bancroft, in company with whom, in 1818, he went to Germany, where he studied for several years before returning to take his own course at Harvard. His university and theological course completed he entered at once with all zest into the work of the Unitarian ministry, and during the thirty years ensuing gave...
...Club; judges at finish, Messrs. H. G. Chapman and F. M. Stone; judges on the boat - for '83, Mr. C. P. Curtis, Jr.; for '84, Mr. W. S. Bryant; for '85, Mr. R. L. McCook; for '86, Mr. F. W. Smith; timekeepers, Messrs. T. J. Coolidge and W. A. Bancroft...
...freshmen and sophomores have taken special preparation this year, both having been under the instruction of Col. Bancroft the entire spring, and the sophomores having been at a training table since early in the season. The juniors and the seniors have been to no extra expense in their training, but have contented themselves with hard, steady work...
...singles and $30.00 for the class eights. Entries close Wednesday, May 9, at 1 P. M. No entries will be received from any class crew whose dues to the boat club are unpaid. The following officers were elected: referee, W. S. Eaton, Jr., time keepers, W. A. Bancroft and T. J. Coolidge, Jr.; judges at the finish, H. G. Chapman and F. M. Howe. Besides these officers, each crew shall appoint a judge from their own class to follow the race...
...University crew has been making steady improvement under Col. Bancroft's instruction, and rows in a manner gratifying to all interested in Harvard's success. The time is good and the oars fall well together; there is, however, a tendency in the oars to come up in the middle of the stroke, and the slides are hurried down while the leg force is not put on with enough snap. Stroke does not swing enough; five does not face his oar enough and bow clips; No. 4 lets his slide go too soon and does not catch deep enough. Sawyer...