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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University now possesses three collections of these documents relating to Babylonian private and social life, one of purchase, one the gift of Mr. E. L. Mason and the Salisbnry collection. A new collection is on its way from London, It is to be hoped that the friends of the University may make it possible for us to secure many such. Harvard ought to be a prominent center for the remains of the mighty Semitic civilization...
...choir sang Tours' "In Thee, O Lord," Marting's "Thy Sustaining grace," and "Look down, O Lord," by Mendelssohn in which the solo was sang by S. L. Swarts, of the Law School...
...meeting was opened by the two-hand fence vault which was contested by A. H. Green, '92, D. G. Tenney, Yale, and G. W. Pearson, L. S. The first to drop out was Tenney, who touched the boards at 6 feet 3 1-8 inches. Pearson did not miss until the bar was raised to 7 feet 7-8 inches. Green cleared this on his second trial, but was unable to vault higher; He was therefore awareded the first prize and Pearson the second...
There were five entries for the standing high jump. S. Crook, Williams, L. C. Wason, M. I. T, F, G. Curtis, '90, H. Bean, '91, and W. H. Duane, '92. All the men jumped easily as high as 4 feet 6 inches, when Wason and Curtis were obliged to make two attempts. At 4 feet 9 inches all the men failed except Crook who cleared the bar easily. It was then raised to 4 feet 10 3-4 inches, and finally to 5 feet, but Crook retired without clearing the latter height. Then the bar was lowered to 4 feet...
...Rublee, L. S., and L. C. Wason, M. I. T., contested the running high kick. Rublee had some difficulty in reaching 8 feet 8 inches, but Wason kicked 9 feet without failing once...