Word: greeley
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Exeter-Rushers: James, Greeley, Gilliam, Chadbourne, Furman, Howland, Newell; quarter back, Word; half backs, Phelan, Borden; full back Stothers. Ellis, substitute...
...first and seccond places respectively. The shot putting contest was a surprise to all. Ford entered as a favor to the other contestants, and without training, won with a put of 31 feet, 5 inches. The usual movements on the parallel bar were well executed, and Word, '90, and Greeley, '92, were the winners. The last record of the meeting was made by Heywood in the high kick. He reached 9 feet, 1-4 inch, thus breaking the Exeter record by 4 3 4 inches. In the tug-of-war between '90, and '92, who won the trial heats...
...extremely interesting and valuable article on "Journalism as a Profession for Young Men" will be contributed by James Parton, the biographer of Horace Greeley, to the May number of The Writer, the Boston magazine for literary workers...
...Still, it is necessary that any kind of a workman should have good tools, and a college education undoubtedly furnishes much that a journalist needs in his profession. Horace Greeley, after he had risen to promineuce as an editor, felt his deficiency in that regard. Some of the brightest and most graceful editorial writers have been men whose training and equipment was had at college. Henry J. Raymond was a notable example of this. I might mention also Manton Marble. Mr. Schuyler, of our paper, is a college man and a writer of so graceful and pure English that editorials...
...Ward and C. de V. Greeley, of the Divinity School, and R. A. Holland, '88, have been elected members of the Philosophical Club...