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Resolved, That the class of '89 has heard with deep sorrow of the death of their classmate, Harry Rust Merrill. A man of fine scholarship, he was endeared to his friends by his high character and lovable qualities, while none who knew him could fail to admire the patient endurance and splendid courage which he manifested during the months of his illness. His early death has cut short a life of unusual promise...
...intercollegiate tennis tournament began last Monday morning on the grounds of the New Haven lawn tennis club. The high wind, and the state of the courts, which were badly washed, prevented the members of the eight colleges from making any very brilliant plays. In the preliminary round, Brown was beaten by Hall, of Columbia, 6-2, 6-2. Sears beat Johnson of Princeton, 6-1, 6-2; in the second round, Sears also beat Wright of Trinity, 6-2, 6-2. In the doubles, Chase and Tailer defeated Woodruff and Deane, of Amhearst, by a score...
...other New York clubs. An entrance fee of fifty cents should be sent by each man for each event to C. H. Sherrill, 235 Durfee. The following events are open to all amateurs, all being handicaps: 120-yards dash, 300-yards run, 600-yards run, 120-yards hurdle, running high jump, steeple chase of three-fourths of a mile (scratch). Other events will be open to members of the University...
...bright outlook for the coming winter will not be falsified. Mr. Locke has strengthened the chapel choir by the addition of new members and the volume and tone of the boy's voices have greatly improved. There is no danger that the music will fall below its usual high standard...
...Jordan, of the English High, F. W. Colburn, of Lowell, W. W. Cryder, of New York, and F. S. Newell, Roxbury Latin School, were nominated for vice-president. The vote was: Newell, 91; Jordan, 20; Colburn, 2; Cryder, 57. Mr. Newell was declared elected...