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...referred, will report adversely to such a step. In view of the proposed erection of a fence around Jarvis, which will largely increase the receipts from games played in Cambridge, and the action of the faculty in prohibiting for the future all games with professionals, which will materially shorten the time which it will be necessary for the nine to spend away from Cambridge, any action of the nature proposed would seem to be inadvisable. And even if these changes did not remove all objections to allowing matters to remain as at present, we should incline to the opinion that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/20/1882 | See Source »

...society has been organized in Germany whose object is to shorten hours of school work, and introduce and cultivate out-door games among the students of the higher schools...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTES AND COMMENTS. | 4/15/1882 | See Source »

Pippins, solemnly warned that his present course will surely shorten his days, says his consolation is that it will at least lengthen his nights. Elect another course, Pippins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/18/1882 | See Source »

...short swing of the body, and is too light on the catch; six is slow on the shoot and hurries the recover; seven slides too quickly on recover; eight is inclined to drop his hands at full reach, and dips too deep in the middle of the stroke. All shorten their stroke too much and look out of the boat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CLASS CREWS. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...white flannel suit with some care and started off. My journey to the brook was a modern Anabasis, - ???, - "just three miles" did that brook keep ahead of me throughout the fifteen I walked. I learned this from passing countrymen, and argument and expostulation failed to shorten the distance one yard. "Just three miles" is the only unit of long measure used in New Hampshire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A PISCATORIAL. | 9/25/1879 | See Source »

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