Word: hemenway
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Although the Hemenway Gymnasium was only built in 1879, yet it has been found necessary to replace some of the flooring of the running track. Hardly a better proof of the constant use to which the building has been put since its erection could be given. Nor could better evidence be given of the long felt need which it supplied and of the esteem with which it is held by the students than this same use. That it has been popular both with the faculty and students since its start is a matter of congratulation. As soon...
Professor Farrow, at West Point, Professor Andrews of the Gymnasium of the Young Men's Christian Association at Brooklyn, Dr. Sargent, of Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard University, and Archabald Maclaren, of the Gymnasium at Oxford University in England, all find no difficulty in adding in one year from an inch to an inch and a half to the fore and upper arms, and three inches to the girth of chest, of pupils under their charge...
Each ticket for Memorial Hall will be good for both afternoon and evening. The entrance will be at the south door, the exit from the north door. The same tickets will be good for the Hemenway Gymnasium after 6 o'clock P. M., and there will be no admission without tickets. There will be dancing in the gymnasium from 8 to 11 P. M. The entrance will be at the main entrance of the building, the exit at the side door facing the common...
...five mile race immediately followed, in which five contestants appeared - Messrs. Sabin and Hosmer of Boston, Maverick and Hemenway of the H. B. C. and Bickford of Somerville. Mr. Hosmer took the lead almost at the start, and for the first mile the order was Hosmer, maverick, Sabin, Hemenway, Bickford, the contestants being so close that the wheels almost lapped. Bickford dropped out on the second lap of the second mile, and shortly after Maverick met with an accident and retired. On next to the last lap Sabin made a very brilliant spurt, which he had apparently had in readiness...
...best race of the afternoon was the three mile event, which closed the programme. There were four contestants - Messrs. Norton, Maverick and Hemenway of Harvard, and Hitchcock of Andover. Hemenway got off first with a good lead. Maverick again dropped out owing to trouble with the seat of his machine. About the end of the second mile Norton tried to pass Hemenway, but the latter at first held his place, yielding after a hard fight. Hitchcock followed close on Norton, but seemed unable to pass him. At the end of the second mile Hemenway dropped out. On next...