Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Austin, '87, and Dana, '88, will be the hares in the run to-day. They will be started from the steps of Matthews at 3.45, and seven minutes later the hounds will start with Webster, '87, as master. The hares will lay a trail for fifty minutes, and then drop their bags and break for the finish at the gymnasium. The hounds will win unless the hares come in fifteen minutes ahead. If the hares win, both get cups; also the first hound; otherwise the two first hounds win cups...
...good fortune to hear the concert given by the Harvard Glee Club and the Yale Banjo Club at New London last June. All who were present confessed that the feature of the performance was the playing of the Banjo Club. As I happen to know six or seven good banjo players in college, I would like to know why a Banjo Club could not be started at Harvard. Undoubtedly it would be aided both by the Glee Club and the Pierian, and would be invited to take part in the annual concerts in Sanders Theatre. Any communications through the medium...
...annual cane-rush on Friday between the Columbia sophomores and freshmen, the latter won the cane after a severe struggle. This is the first time that the freshmen have defeated the sophomores in seven years...
...Paul's sent twenty men to Yale's freshman class this year; Phillips Andover, fifteen; Phillips Exeter, twelve; and Williston, seven...
...music in particular, spoke favorably of the high degree of perfection which the orchestra achieved in its rendition of some of the more ambitious compositions which it performed. The bulk of the material of the orchestra is now of two years standing, as the club has lost only about seven men since '84 '85. This fact is very promising, as about all the men have had some thorough training in orchestral playing, so that we may expect some very good work from the club this year. It is to be hoped that a large number of candidates will present themselves...