Word: kinds
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...most valuable gift has been received by the Herbarium this year in the collection of autographs of botanists, given by Mrs. Asa Gray. This is the most valuable collection of its kind in the United States, and is surpassed by none but that in the British Museum. It contains about eleven thousand autographs and in many cases the photographs or engravings of the botanists. The oldest autograph is that of Conrad Gesner, a Swiss naturalist born in 1516. The date of the autograph is 1563. Among other names contained are those of Linnaeus, 1749, a great Swedish naturalist...
Though but six men were struck out by Rankin, only seven hits were made off his delivery and four of these were scattering. The only time that the 'Varsity batted in any kind of form was in the seventh inning. Burgess singled and stole second; Haughton brought him home on a single and scored in turn on Reid's drive to left field. While running to second on Hayes's fumble, however, Reid over-ran the base and was put out by Dean. The next two batters sent up flies to the infield...
...already been received. June first was the final date for sending contributions, but there is still need for more, as it is important to buy another piece of land in order to preserve one of the finest oak trees on the estate, and to put up some kind of stone memorial. A committee, of which President Eliot is one, was appointed to turn over to the Cambridge Park Commissioners the land already bought...
...expected that the men would brace up and play good ball, but a Harvard team has seldom shown poorer form in a big game than the nine last Saturday. Not only was the batting and fielding weak, but the men were listless and on several occasions showed the poorest kind of judgment in the handling of hits and in backing up the bases...
...what calls will come from the military authorities at Washington? No one can now tell when this war will end or what severe trouble may be in store for our nation. Every man in the University owes it as a duty to his country to make ready for some kind of service. He may be too young to enlist; he may not be able to pass the physical test; his home obligations may withhold him from going to the front; but neither age, physical defect nor home ties should prevent him from helping other men to get ready...