Word: fors
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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THE Era has found a novel subject of complaint, namely, the too close proximity of a certain pigsty to one of the college buildings, and advises the proprietor thereof, if he wishes to continue his stock-raising with security to the stock, to find a more fitting locality for his...
Columbia College Fall Races. - These races were rowed on October 26, over a one-mile course, in the presence of a large crowd of spectators. W. B. Parsons, '79, walked over for the single sculls in 7 min. 33 sec. '79 won the six-oared barge race in 5 min...
Atalanta B. C. - At the Metropolitan Regatta, on October 17, Messrs. Downs and Eustis, after winning the pair-oared race, were run over by a tow-boat, their shell smashed, and they were forced to swim for their lives, Downs receiving a severe scalp-wound from the boat's paddle...
Mr. Watson was first called on, and was heartily cheered, as were all who spoke. Mr. Close, the coach for three years of the Cambridge, England, University Crew, expressed the pleasure he had had as an old oarsman in seeing our crew row, and he considered it a very good...
Mr. Peabody of Cambridge, England, formerly captain of the Trinity first eight, on being asked his opinion, said he considered our crew much better than an average English crew, but not better than the best, for, although the material was as good as any he had ever seen, in form...