Word: drawings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Kirk, of Wellington, New Zealand. Two immense logs of the famous rata or so called sycomore, of New Zealand, have just been safely brought to the University Museum. The seeds of the rata germinate in the forks of lofty trees, sending down aerial roots which reach the earth and draw therefrom an increased supply of mineral matter, while the young plant above sends out branches with foliage to appropriate from the air the other requisite materials for food. The root increases in thickness, the branches contunue their growth until this intruder actually crowds out of existence the tree upon which...
...society men, and the number of non-society men, and the number of non-society men, men who, so to speak, do nothing but study. Of course this classification cannot be taken literally, for few men have no interests whatever aside from their books. However, in order to draw some line between those who do not enjoy social advantages in the college and those who do, the class of "Members of Societies has been made to include members of the Hasty Pudding Club, Pi Eta, Theta Delta Chi, Delta Upsilon, Institute of 1770, O. K. and Signet, the Beta Theta...
...figures do not show a startling increase and their significance does not lie in the fact that they point to a sudden revulsion of feeling in favor of Harvard. They simply indicate the beginning of what will probably be a steady wideninging of the field from which Harvard will draw her students. To discover this just at this time is particularly gratifying for it shows that the skeptics and conservatives all over the country who have looked with grave concern on Harvard's elective system and noncompulsory attendance at chapel are beginning to see that these are steps in advance...
This left Yale with a record of ten straight victories and one draw, when in 1890 the Harvard eleven, with Arthur Cumnock as captain, won the first victory which was clearly due to superior playing. The score in this game was twelve to six; but the success was only temporary...
...last two years Yale has continued to win, though it is questionable whether her victory in 1892 was the result of superior playing. However that may be, she unquestionably holds the excellent record of twelve games won and one draw out of the fifteen which have been played...