Word: london
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...great deal of feeling into his work. Of those who won second prizes, Frantz spoke "The Extract from Lincoln's Second Inaugural" with sincerity and impressiveness. "The Truth of the Gospel" by Hill was especially clear, natural and earnest. In giving "Wyatt's Harangue to the London Crowd," Bynner was equally successful on a different type of speech, his delivery being animated and vigorous...
...Davy of Cambridgeport is building the new shell to be used by the University crew in the race with Yale at New London. The dimensions are: length, 63 feet; beam, 23 inches; depth, 9 5-8 inches; bow, 7 inches; stern, 6 1-2 inches. The shell resembles that built by Davy for the winning crew in 1899, but has several new features. The stern is to be deeper than usual, so that no fin is needed and the keel will be made very rigid by means of trusses supported by brass bolts. Hollow steel out-riggers which are much...
...fourth annual cable chess match between Oxford and Cambridge, and Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton, will be held today and tomorrow. The English team will play at the British Chess Club in London and the American team at the rooms of the Boston Athletic Association. The probable makeup of the English team is as follows: W. Grundy (O), H. F. Davidson (O), H. D. Roome (O), H. A. Webb (C), F. W. Clark (C), B. Golding-Brown (C), with H. Taylor (O) and H. Bateman (C) as substitutes. Following is the order in which the American team will play...
...Society the wording of the bronze tablet to be placed on the outside of Hollis Hall between the doorways was decided upon, and will read as follows: "Hollis Hall, Built by the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, in 1763.--Named in honor of Thomas Hollis of London, Merchant, and other members of the same family, constant and generous benefactors of Harvard College from 1719 to 1804.--Used as Barracks by Colonial Troops in 1775-76." The seal of the Memorial Society will be placed beneath the inscription...
Rowing--Harvard-Yale Races at New London: University Eights, Substitute Fours and Freshman Eights...