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...part not of disappointed and beaten rivals so much as that of cowards. It is, no doubt, exceedingly mortifying to the wearers of the crimson to have Yale and Princeton defeat our nine and suffer defeat themselves at its hands. Harvard has gained an unenviable reputation in the past for grumbling at the result of athletic contests where she has failed to be victorious and she has strengthened it lately. Her defeats are always due to a prejudiced judge, umpire or referee, or unfair play of opponents. Her shabby treatment of Columbia last summer is in full keeping with...
...heliotype album of the class of '83 will contain portraits of all present members of the class, and of such past members as are now candidates for the degree of A. B. The portraits will be arranged four on a page; the size of the page being 10x12 inches. Each portrait will be surrounded with a tint, with facsimile autograph printed underneath. The paper to be plate paper of the very best quality. The album will be bound in half morocco. Sample of album can be seen at Pach's studio...
Thirteen vessels and 115 lives were lost during the past year in the Gloucester fisheries...
Since the Yale News, yielding to the dictates of its rabid fancy, has of late been seeking to belittle Harvard's record in athletics in general, it may be in order to bring forward a few facts, obtained by a cursory glance over past college affairs. In making comparisons we have taken the past seven years as our basis, thus giving to Yale all the advantage, since prior to this period Harvard was overwhelmingly victorious over Yale in every branch of athletics...
Thus, in the three sports upon which Yale concentrates all her energy and forces, we see her superiority in one counterbalanced by Harvard's supremacy in the two others. But Harvard can do other things as well. For the past three years we have held the Mott Haven cup; since the advent of lacrosse we have never been beaten at that game, and we now hold the championship of the United States. In these two sports Yale has never made a showing. As to best college records in general athletics, Yale holds two, while Harvard comes to the front with...