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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...contest shows the wisdom of reducing the number of speakers and we trust that the custom will be continued. It is to be noticed, so the writer is informed, that four of the five prizes felt to graduates of the Boston Latin School. This is certainly a remarkably result and points to the work which must be encouraged in that school. There was a large audience present and they remained until the award of prizes was made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Prize Speaking. | 5/13/1887 | See Source »

...something which they have nearly always failed in accomplishing. The individual traits and feelings of the artist have necessarily shown out strongly in his work, and in spite of his endeavors to throw off his prejudices, his hand can always be recognized, and the final result is never satisfactory. A writer who is thoroughly unprejudiced is yet to be found, but photography has given us a means by which a typical portrait of a number of individuals can readily be arrived at. A negative of each person is taken separately; these are then all photographed or combined upon one plate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Composite Photography. | 5/11/1887 | See Source »

...roll of paper is slightly unwound at each stroke. A pencil moves across it and its varying motion corresponds to the varying strength of pull. The result of the paper movement and the pencil movement is a curve which faithfully produces the length, strength, and peculiarities in each stroke. The article was written under the auspices of Robert Cooke, and contains cuts of the machine and specimens of curves, including the types of five of the Yale University crew - Caldwell, Stevenson, Stewart, Middlebrook, and Woodruff. Each has his own individualities. The uses of the contrivance were classified as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1887 | See Source »

...course hard to say anything about the result of next Friday's race, but in all probability '89 will beat the freshman with a chance of doing better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '89 Crew. | 5/10/1887 | See Source »

...field by a three-cornered pass, which was very effective. They lobbed at our goal again and again; Morton and Towle did some clever defending at this stage, but two Boston men managed to get inside of point and cover, and a goal was the result. Time, 15 minutes. The half closed with the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse. | 5/9/1887 | See Source »

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