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...first regular meeting of the Harvard Rifle Corps will be held on the evening of Monday, October 7, at 630, in the Gymnasium...
...meeting of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, held July 8, 1878, a communication was received from the secretary of the committee of fifty graduates formally conveying Memorial Hall to them. The gift was accepted under the specified conditions, and a vote of thanks was passed...
...before sending a challenge, to consult those who have had somewhat more than a few months' experience in rowing. But these are not the only morals to be drawn. One of the causes of '81's ill success this year was the laxity of discipline of the man who held the most responsible position on the crew. His own carelessness and disregard of duty, though not contagious, disgusted and disheartened the men, and fitted them for anything but hard work. Races worth winning cannot be won without a vast amount of conscientious work and self-denial. This is a platitude...
Fine Performance. - At the Caledonian games held in Baltimore, Md., last week, E. W. Johnston won ten out of fourteen events, tied on one, and was second in two. A most wonderful record of endurance, speed, and strength...
Yonkers. - The Yonkers (N. Y.) Lyceum held its games on June 7: broad jump, A. McNichol, 19 ft. 4 in.; 100-yards school-boys' race, J. F. Jenkins, 11 1/4 sec.; mile-walk handicap, H. B. Starr, (65 sec.) 8 min. 9 1/4 sec.; 100-yards, M. McFall, 10 1/2 sec.; mile-walk, F. J. Mott, 6 min. 57 1/2 sec.; quarter-mile, C. H. Rowlands, 56 1/4 sec.; two-mile walk, Armstrong...