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Starting Saturday morning, the excursion will climb the west face of Hoosac Mt., studying the Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian formations, then visiting their contact on top of the mountain, and thence going to the central shaft of the tunnel where the dumps illustrate many varieties of these rocks. In the afternoon, proceeding over the crest of the mountain to the station at the east portal of the tunnel, something will be seen of the topography of the area between the Connecticut and Hoosac Rivers...
Starting Saturday morning, the excursion will climb the west face of Hoosac Mt., studying the Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian formations, then visiting their contact on top of the mountain, and thence going to the central shaft of the tunnel where the dumps illustrate many varieties of these rocks. In the afternoon, proceeding over the crest of the mountain to the station at the east portal of the tunnel, something will be seen of the topography of the area between the Connecticut and Hoosac Rivers...
Professor Peabody chose for his text: "Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times." He said in part: The period just before us is the greatest period in the history of the world. The man who is to live during the next twenty-five years is to see greater achievements in thought than we have yet seen. Before this future stands the young man setting himself to the task of discerning the signs of the times...
...HAVEN, CONN., June 18. - The Yale nine has finished its preliminary work for the game at Cambridge, Thursday. A largely substitute team will face Harvard. Carter will not be able to occupy the box, and Trudeau will be substituted. Joe Quinby is still unable to play and Carter will go to second base. Speer has been out of condition at left field, and Letton, the freshman first baseman, has been playing in his place. Third base has finally been given to Quimby. Yale expects to win easily...
...educated machine that makes money, turns it over, spends some, and leaves the rest, without having felt the uplifting spirit that Christ reveals to us. One can speak of this with greater confidence in the shadow of Harvard, for by her charter and traditions the church stands with open face and clean eye towards the truth...