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...would undoubtedly have made a hard fight for the cup, was prevented from contesting by severe illness. The first bout was between W. A. Stebbins and W. H. Page. Stebbins was very tall for his weight, and had an exceedingly long reach, which stood him in good stead with his hard-hitting adversary...
Prof. Jackson expects to go abroad the first of November, and Dr. Mabery was to take charge of Chemistry 1 in his stead. But Dr. Maberv has accepted a position in a technical school in Cleveland. Therefore, the lectures in Chemistry 1 will be given by Prof. Cooke, and Mr. Hartshorn will take charge of the laboratory work...
...twenty-five pieces made of a material known as "Sidgwick's Composition," each piece being inscribed with appropriate selections from "Schmidt's Metres" and "Curtius's Etymology." He usually carried "the shield of Achilles," but as this was being used by his protege, Hellenic Duo, he carried in its stead an ingeniously constructed defence of jelly and tin combined in certain proportions. Though small and seemingly any thing but robust, it would have been worse than prolepsis - to would have been a terrible anacoluthon - to suppose that his prowess was to be measured by his stature. The fourth of this...
...aggressive, and proved himself the quicker and straighter hitter of the two, although Heilbron got in some very good returns. The third round was the most exciting of all, each man doing his best to win; but Sharon's finished style and long experience stood him in good stead, and the cup was finally awarded...
...four men, it is not supremely difficult to make a choice. We are sorry to miss Mr. Taylor on the crew. As an oar, he is undoubtedly faulty, but his strength and endurance will be a bad loss, and we hope his absence may be only temporary. In his stead, Mr. Ely has been rowing, pulling No. 5, while Mr. Wetmore takes the position of No. 3. A speedy announcement of the fixed positions of the men will be welcome to all of us. The College public generally have a great deal of confidence in this crew, and they only...