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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have made arrangements with the celebrated firm of Morton Bros. of Troy. N. Y. to do my laundry work. Their laundry is acknowledged to be the finest in the United States, if not in the world. J. F. NOERA, sole agent of the Original Troy Laundry, 436 and 438 Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 2/3/1885 | See Source »

...have made arrangements with the celebrated firm of Morton Bros. of Troy, N. Y. to do my laundry work. Their laundry is acknowledged to be the finest in the United States, if not in the world. J. F. NOERA, sole agent of the Original Troy Laundry, 436 and 438 Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/2/1885 | See Source »

...earnest student. That an examination, written in a very limited time, is no test of one's knowledge or scholarship, is almost an axiom. This is especially true in mathematics where much of the work is original, and where it is perfectly possible for a man who has a firm grasp of the subject to be balked at the beginning by a simple problem. Examinations may, and doubtless do, have their advantages, but the idea of giving a man the mark for his year's work on what he can write in a few hours, is simply absurd. Such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/26/1885 | See Source »

...inside wrist curved down instead of up, and was not gentle enough in shooting out his hands. Number four has rowed since November, and made rapid improvement; his body swing is good, but his movements should be more continuous. Number five used his shoulders, instead of keeping them firmly in position, changed his grip frequently, and rushed own on the recover; number six was not firm enough, there was a jerkiness noticeable in his stroke, due to the fact that he kept his arms bent on the full reach; number seven had too violent a shoot; number eight swung...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crews II. | 1/19/1885 | See Source »

...game was to continue at Harvard as a sport for all or only for the few, and have solved it in a manner which will meet the approval of all. The plan which they present to the public this morning is no paper scheme, but one based upon something firm, with every probability of a successful outcome. It is a plan which will give the Tennis Association a place in the regard of every student as high as that now occupied by the H. A. A. or the Boat Club. The mind's eye is filled with a pleasing picture...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1885 | See Source »

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