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...shortly after. But in rounding the first and second bends the Matthews coxswain lost his crew at least two lengths, by bad steering. They continued to gain, however, once they were straightened out, and were soon within a length and a quarter of a bump, but could get no nearer. Weld finished about the same distance behind Matthews. Perkins was never in the race, from start to finish, and came in about ten lengths of open water in the rear, while College House was about twice its distances behind Perkins. The only bump in this division was made by Hollis...
...Duke of Abruzzi is well known as a captain in the Italian navy. In 1900 he conducted an Arctic excursion, which penetrated nearer to the North Pole than had been reached before Peary's recent expedition. The party reached latitude 86 degrees, 33 minutes, north, thus beating Nansen's previous record. He is the author of "The Ascent of Mount St. Elias...
...namely, in the fact that the board is much larger. The board of the Sun includes only ten men, who regard the paper purely from a business standpoint. The CRIMSON also has a social side which is lacking at Cornell. We feel at Cornell that we are a trifle nearer Harvard than any other University, and our relations in this respect are continually growing. In fact, a number of the original members of the Cornell faculty were Harvard...
Reading the April number carefully for review has confirmed the impression of excellence which I receive frequently from glancing more casually an the Harvard Monthly. In more writing if equals most of the high-class periodicals of older men. In substance, in things to say, it comes nearer to them than would naturally be expected. Indeed there are several contributions to this number which surmised to be from graduates and was decidedly surprised to find from men still in College. The sketch of a man's experience under other which impressed me most of anything in the number...
...faith which it possessed; and social service is that basis for today. This tendency toward practical affairs opens for the ministry a wider range for self-sacrifice and duty. Our age has its problem plainly before it, and in its solution lies the way to faith and a nearer consciousness...