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...fifth of the series of gymnasium contests at Yale was held last Friday evening. A large attendance was present and much enthusiasm was evinced: Owing to the unusual number of contestants, who were chiefly from the two lower classes, and the frequency of the contests, only two events were on the programme. After a close and spirited struggle, the shot-putting was won by Hartwell, '89 S., with a put of 33 feet. Williams, '91, easily took the running high jump at 5 feet 4 inches. The interest shown in these meetings by contestants and other members of the University...
Yesterday occurred the annual match between the graduates and the college teams. An innovation was introduced in admitting a third team composed of members of the Law School. Among the men who shot on the three teams were seen the best shots, past and present, that the club has ever produced. The conditions for shooing were perfect, the wind being very light and the atmosphere clear. Each team did itself credit, as may be seen from the adjoining scores. Owing to the long time that has elapsed since the club last met, the work done by the men was something...
...annual meeting of the intercollegiate Athletic Association will be held in New York on Saturday. Delegates will be present from Harvard, Yale, Princeton. Columbia, U. of P., Cornell and Lehigh. Measures will be taken for drawing up a new constitution. Lund. '88, and Hallowell, '88, will represent Harvard at this meeting...
...stringing pearls, but, when called upon to earn his living, said that the pearls he meant were the pearls of speech. The judge was pleased with the fellow's ingenuity, and, after urging the woman to submit to the will of her lord, dismissed the man with a present of money. In the eleventh the narrator sees the same rascal making a pious speech at a funeral, by which he manages to collect a considerable sum from the sorrowing relatives. In the last one of the series the fellow repents and becomes a noted saint, carrying with him into...
...WINKLER, Secretary.PIERIAN SODALITY.- The annual dinner of the Pierian will be held at the Parker House on Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p. m. A charge of 50 cents a plate will be made. All who intend to be present must sign at Bartlett's before Thursday noon...