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Essays must not be more than twenty-five pages, nor less than ten pages of the North American Review, and must be sent before January 15th, 1884, to Morrill Wyman, Jr., secretary, Cam-Mass., endorsed with a fictitious name. The real name and address must be sent in a sealed envelope to the above address at the same time...
Harvard is rapidly becoming the national university of the United States. Our alma mater is the Minerva in the Pantheon of American letters. Our own Cambridge suggests its English namesake. The university on the banks of the Cam is one of the glories of England. Its ancient foundations have been enriched with the wealth of the kingdom. The beauty of its lawns, the splendor of its buildings, the extent of its libraries, the richness of its scientific apparatus, and the scenes which the presence of genius has made forever illustrious inspire every intelligent visitor with feelings of profound admiration...
...himself, both in great Britain and America, by his cogent and eloquent arguments in behalf of the Northern States. On his return he delivered before the Lowell Institute in Boston a course of lectures on the University of Cambridge, which were afterward republished under the title of 'On the Cam.' Prof. Everett has since distinguished himself in various fields as a speaker and a writer. He is said to be very eccentric, and his delivery certainly gives evidence of this; but, although peculiar, it is undeniably of great force. His lectures to young men have been especially admired...
...quarter of a century. It was something like fifty years ago that boat-racing became a feature of university pastimes, and it was distinctly the introduction of Eton boys, who took with them to Oxford and Cambridge this especially popular sport of their youth. The first races on the Cam were "bumping" races; that is, one boat started first, and if the following crew could run their bow into the stern of the other this was victory. This led to regular racing as now in vogue, though "bumping" contests are still engaged in by the rural colleges, and they...
Practice for the university boat race has begun on the river Cam by the Cambridge crew, and on the Iffley by the Oxford crew, coached by Mr. Kindersley...