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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Second place in the Magazine is given to an unsigned biographical sketch of the late Wendell Phillips Garrison, who was editor of the Nation from 1865 to 1906. The high service to American letters which the Nation has performed since its establishment, is shown to have been due in large measure to Mr. Garrison's scrupulous fidelity, his success in enlisting the friendly co-operation of a large and able staff of contributors, and his constant striving toward literary perfection in form and substance...
...morning the university and freshman eights took short spins rowing at easy stretches. The university and freshman four-oared crews had a one and a half-mile race. Though the freshmen were given one and a half boat lengths' handicap they were defeated by four lengths. A high wind and consequent rough water prevented any further practice in the morning...
...Longwood bridge. On the first start Mulligan, number 2 in the crew stroked by Wentworth, broke his oar. On the second start Lovering, number 3 in the same boat, broke his oar, but the other two crews continued over the course. Morgan's shell started at a very high stroke and led for a short distance, but at the end of the first quarter-mile Bacon had placed his crew a length in the lead, which was increased to four lengths at the finish. The time was 8 minutes and 26 seconds...
...Freshman second crew lost to the Springfield High School eight over the mile and a quarter course in the Charles river basin Saturday afternoon by two lengths and a half. The Freshmen were handicapped by the fact that they had been together only a week and had been trained for the slower stroke of a two-mile race. The times were 6 minutes and 10 seconds and 6 minutes and 17 seconds...
Springfield High--Stroke, Alstron; 7, Hicks; 6, Parsons; 5, Wilson; 4, Bennett; 3, Read; 2, Mathison; bow, Foster; cox., Lincoln...