Word: lessing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...launch, the "Frank Thomson," arrived in Cambridge yesterday afternoon. It is 50 ft. 5 in. long, 1. ft. 5 in. longer than the "John Harvard," but appears much larger owing to its greater breadth and higher freeboard. It draws less water than the "John Harvard" and is not so high, two very important attributes on a river like the Charles, where there are so many mud flats and where so many of the bridges are too low to pass under at high tide. It was used yesterday afternoon and proved much faster than the "John Harvard." It has a maximum...
...Yale golf team defeated the Harvard team yesterday in the final round of the team matches in the intercollegiate tournament now in progress at the Ardsley Casino. The match was played under most unfavorable weather conditions, which, however, affected the Yale team less than their opponents. The two teams were very evenly matched, the final score being...
...Columbia team has played but one match this spring and has had less practice than the other college teams...
...statistics are remarkably alike but what difference there is points always to the greater difficulty of staying in Harvard. In the case of every class the figures show that a smaller percentage of Harvard men were able to get the degree in four years or less than was the case at Yale, the difference being 4-10 percent. in '94, 4 9-10 percent. in '95, and 3 per cent. in '96. In regard to the number of men getting their degrees in five and six years the statistics are again slightly in favor of Harvard, while the percentages...
...Peabody has kindly drawn plans for a building, containing all that is desired, which can be built for less than was at first expected. The committee wish to express their thanks to Mr. Peabody, not only for the plans, but for much assistance and advice of a general nature...