Word: high
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...astronomical party of several persons connected with the University has left for Pern to make high latitude observations and to investigate the advisability of establishing a station in the Andes...
...account of the examinations but few men witnessed the game between Harvard and Columbia on Holmes field yesterday afternoon. The wind was high and gusty all the afternoon, blowing almost directly up the field, making fielding difficult. Some long flies which would have been hits but for the wind were caught out. The fielding of both nines was sharp, Columbia making but 5 errors, Harvard, 4. Bates, although he was not quite in such good form as usual, giving 4 men bases on balls, held the visitors down to three hits, one of which was a scratch hit, and struck...
...Senior two-mile bicycle race-A. F. Kountze, 7.05. Running broad jump-M. K. Gordon, 19 feet, 5 1-2 inches; second, R. S. Emmet, 18 feet 9 1-2 inches. Third class-100-yards dash-W. G. Reed, 0.12 2-5; second, J. S. Marshall, 0.17. Junior Running high jump-D. B. Lyman, 4 feet 5 inches; second, W. Swayne. jr., 4 feet 4 inches. One-mile run for the Curtis challenge cup-M. K. Gordon, 5.04; second, E. Stewart...
...launch. She soon began to fill and the engineer was compelled to swim ashore. Efforts were made to get the launch afloat yesterday, but were unsuccessful. A lighter of the Boston Towing Company has been hired, and it is expected that the launch will be run off at high tide this morning, about four o'clock...
...foot-ball league composed of the schools in Boston and its neighborhood is being carried out, and about $200 have been subscribed to purchase the cup. The league will probably include the following schools: Hopkinson's, Nichols', Noble's and Hale's private schools, the English High and Boston Latin, Chauncy Hall, Roxbury Latin, Adams Academy, Dorchester High School, St. Mark's School at Southboro, Newton High School and possibly Groton. The league will be under the supervision of a member of the Harvard 'varsity eleven, one or more teachers from the schools named above, and the captains...