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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting of the H. A. A. takes place on the new track, on Holmes field. From the number of entries and the names of those who have entered, it seems assured that the meeting will be up to the standard of excellence which has characterized these meetings in the past. As the new track is in splendid condition, and is, moreover, considered very fast, good time may be expected in many of the events, and perhaps a broken record in one or two. We hope the meeting will pass off pleasantly and will not be marred by those tedious waits...
There will be no recitation in Fine Arts 3, today. On Saturday morning at nine o'clock an examination will be given to those men who did not take the mid-year's; on Monday afternoon at half-past one, the final examination will be held...
...writer from Paris says: "I hear ex Governor Leland Stanford of California, who has been here for some time past and who is in very bad health, has decided to give several millions of dollars out of his immense fortune to the founding of a university for the sons of working men. This institution will probably be located in the state of California, and will be named after Governor Stanford's only son, who died recently in Florence of malarial fever...
...class races, postponed from Saturday, were rowed yesterday afternoon just before six. The race was announced to come off at half-past two, and at that hour a crowd commenced to gather at the Union boat-house. The roof of the boat-house was partially covered with spectators, and all along the street at the finish the walls were lined with men and boys, so that the scene was almost as lively as on Saturday. A stiff breeze was blowing up the course, making the water for the first half-mile very rough but from the sluice...
...price of board at Memorial Hall for the past month was $4.19 per week...