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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...characterize the development of successful athletes, Dr. Sargent selected representative members of the different organizations in Harvard and Yale, a few of whom distinguished themselves within the last two years by breaking all previous college records for certain events. The photographs of these men in spite of their dissimilarity show certain characteristics', common to certain figures, and marked pecularities of another kind will accompany others...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Physical Characteristics of the Athlete. | 11/8/1887 | See Source »

...appearance this year in its October number, and is remarkable for the high standard and general excellence of its pieces. Perhaps the most praiseworthy are "Count Tolstoi and My Confession," and a beautifully expressed poem, of much greater length than the average literary poem. As a whole, the pieces show more thought than usual and predict a bright year in our literary life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Letter. | 11/4/1887 | See Source »

...much to be said for "Anna Polanova" a story placed in the high life of St. Petersburg. There are enough larynxruffling gutterals in the name of the various "vitches" and "ovnas" to make a careless reader believe that it is a powerful Russian story, but a closer perusal will show that things are not always what they seem. It takes more than a few well-compounded consonants to make a good story Russian Turkish or Chinese. Some minor verses and book notices make up the rest of the number...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The "Advocate." | 11/1/1887 | See Source »

HOWARD ATHENAEUM.- Specialty Show...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amusements. | 10/29/1887 | See Source »

...MEMBERS OF '91.- A cordial invitation is extended to visit Pach's studio, where Mr. Tupper, the manager, will be pleased to show them the different crews, nines, elevens; also the many Hasty Pudding and D. K. E. theatrical groups. H. WM. TUPPER, o21-25 Photographer and Manager...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 10/28/1887 | See Source »

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