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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...layer of adipose tissue makes the hand too rounded firmly to hold the handle. Consequently, if a ball strikes the side of the racket, the racket turns and the ball bounds at a right angle to the line by which it came. This effect is heightened by a quick out ward swing of the hand, caused by the small development of the os lunare. The female arm differs from the male arm, also, in that the ulna of the female is much shorter proportionately than that of the male. On this account the female cannot hold the racket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHY A GIRL CANNOT PLAY TENNIS. | 11/3/1883 | See Source »

...country exercise a very considerable influence of this sort. But it is open to the students themselves even before they go forth from the college as graduates and take their positions in the world to exert an influence in drawing students to the college. No influence is so quick to turn the decision of one who is as yet undecided what college to attend, as the personal influence or report of some neighbor or friend who is already in attendance at any college. It is ture that the choice of college for many is practically settled when the choice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/25/1883 | See Source »

...common, and back to the Russell House, which, together with several private houses in Lexington was decorated with Chinese lanterns in honor of the club. Here, after a few minutes rest the club sat down to a hearty supper. After supper, songs and speeches followed each other in quick succession. What with the informality of song and speech and the general jollity the time passed only too quickly. Among the songs Mr. Harrison's "Major Gilfeather" took and was encored over and again. The club owes its thanks to Mr. Mason for his kindness in acting as toastmaster. Finally after...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD BICYCLE CLUB. | 10/19/1883 | See Source »

...quick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTES AND COMMENTS. | 10/17/1883 | See Source »

...ball almost over our goal line. After several very close but unsuccessful tries-at-goal from the field by Beattys, the Wesleyan half-back. the ball was gradually forced away from our goal, chiefly by good kicking of Austin. Hartley secured the ball in a scrimmage, and by a quick dash scored another touchdown from which no goal was kicked, but shortly after Austin received the ball from the quarter back and kicked a neat goal from the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOT BALL. | 10/8/1883 | See Source »

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