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...oldest bicycle club is the Pickwick of London; to this club belongs the credit of forming the Bicycle Union in England, now called the National 'Cyclists Union, since the tricycle has come into vogue...
...Society of Christian Brethren, which by the way was one of the four oldest societies of Harvard College, is "now a thing of the past." Founded in 1802. its life has extended over eighty-four years. This life was ended by the vote which we announced yesterday. In next year's Index will be found the list of some eighty or a hundred men, headed, not "The Christian Brethren," but "The Harvard Young Men's Christian Association." The change in name and in constitution has been made, we understand, after much consideration and debate...
...literature - we refer to such meaning proverbs as "Soapine did it" - might necessitate even the closing of the college. In view of these facts we sincerely hope that the conductors and drivers of the Cambridge tramways will take serious thought before they strike and interrupt the progress of the "oldest, largest and grandest university in America...
...seen it all before," was interesting and exciting even to his wearied palate. The last meeting especially, was contrary to expectation in many respects, the best of all three; the flying rings, horizontal bar and tumbling were all so excellent as to call forth the excited applause of the oldest spectator. The tug-of-war alone was less interesting than last year, owing to the absolute certainty which prevailed as to the winners of the first two meetings and the unfortunate accident which deprived '86 of her regular anchor at the third, there was not the least approach to enthusiasm...
...three such enjoyable meetings, still more on the promptness and quiet with which they were dispatched. Our only regret is that they could not have made a more perfect understanding with Jupiter Pluvius in regard to the weather - two rainy Ladies' Days are beyond the memory of the oldest inhabitants...