Word: closes
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...would read it are too few to be considered - would be the sight of a pair of checked pants, or a "caporal," with the moral conclusions drawn therefrom. We might appropriately place after this a poem on "Submission," to which the previous articles would lend a lively zest, and close with a report of the last Faculty meeting, and a table of statistics from the archives of the athletic societies...
...Cambridge University crew is hard at work. Their weights at present are as follows, - an English stone, by the way, is 14 lbs.: P. W. Brancker, Jesus (bow), 11 st. 9 lbs.; 2, T. W. Lewis, Caius, 11 st. 12 1/2 lbs.; 3, W. B. Close, 1st Trinity, 11 st. 12 1/2 lbs.; 4, C. Gurdon, Jesus, 12 st. 6 lbs.; 5, L. G. Pike, Cains, 12 st. 6 1/2 lbs.; 6, T. E. Hockin, Jesus, 12 st. 11 lbs.; 7, H. E. Rhodes, Jesus, 12 st. 4 lbs.; C. D. Shafto, Jesus (stroke...
...much shorter space of time, and not prolonged the agony by dragging it through five scenes. The scene where she appeared as a romping school-girl of fifteen was by all odds the best, and was acted in a very vivacious and withal natural manner; but the closing scene, in which she attempted to initiate an impromptu baby-show, was simply ridiculous. However, a pleasant relief was afforded those persons who failed to greet the performance with that enthusiasm which was undoubtedly the correct thing to feel, by the introduction of music between every scene. This was gratefully received...
...heartily approve. While it has been the custom in various other colleges to have regular winter athletic contests, Harvard has not, at least for the past few years, done anything to keep up the spirits and zeal of the men who work conscientiously during the long months of the close season, as it might appropriately be called. To spectators, also, this tournament will be interesting, and probably very amusing. Any break in the winter's dulness is certain to be acceptable. The Athletic Association has shown praiseworthy activity in this matter, and we wish it would consider, at the present...
...meeting of the [Oxford] Boat Club was held on the eve of going to press, when the challenges or invitations received by the President from Philadelphia and New York were taken into consideration. Mr. W. B. Close, the President of the Cambridge University Boat Club, telegraphed on Saturday to the New York Herald office that it will be impossible for the University to send a crew to compete at the race in July. The business of the Oxford Club we may be able to report next week...