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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...entry fee of 50 cents per man for each event, and $3 for tug of war teams, must accompany all entries, and the committee reserve the right to reject any entry. The entries will close positively Wednesday, February 5, with Lawrence Tucker, Secretary, Exeter street, Boston...
...close of the war a great amount of army woolens was foreed upon the market, and a natural depression in the woolen trade followed. Business men could not suddenly comprehend the cause of the situation. They sought help from the government, and a tariff more stringent than any of its predecessors-the tariff of 1868, was enacted. That tariff is now twenty-two years old, and as a wool dealer, Mr. Garrison did not hesitate to affirm that it is a disappointment...
Vesper services will be held on Thursday of each week in term time until further notice. Each service will begin promptly at 5 p. m., and close about 5.30. The public are invited to these services...
...Mediaeval Poetry of Germany. He said that he proposed to give a general idea of German poetry from the classic period to the middle ages. The language of the middle high German, he said, has undergone a considerable change owing to the period of sterility previous to the close of the high German period. The literature of the mediaeval period is almost wholly in vers. Its subjects, which are of a national, popular and lyric character, originated in songs celebrating the deeds of heroes and come almost directly from the French. Among these subjects are "King Arthur's Round table...
...games, held a week ago, some very fair new material gave proof of its existence. Our outlook in track athletics is rather brighter than last year. The most interesting event of the field day was the 100 yard dash, which was won by Vredenberg in 10s. Carey was a close second. All the long distance runs were ruined by the miserable condition of the track...