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...those are pretty good." Then, taking out his ruler, he continued after a pause, "I regret to say that we are still nine feet and three inches short. I will write the nine feet if some one will take the rest." After some discussion it was voted to be stow the rest upon the Exchange Exhibitor, who, after a long search, was found at the bottom of one of the empty cigarette baskets. After reversing the beer kegs to obtain the remaining nectar, the meeting adjourned, and the writer fled to escape the departing exhibitors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: QUAEQUE IPSE MISERRIMUS VIDI. | 10/28/1881 | See Source »

...Society building, and make a long seine of them by tying the ends together. When the small fry run in for the broken bats (after the next ball game) get two men who are running for the Pudding to drag the net round them, and the business is done. Stow them away in adjoining cellars until they are wanted. They could be very cheaply kept on Memorial or Fresh Pond soup, whichever is decided to be the most nutritious. You would have complete control of the market, because you would be sure to have ninety-five per cent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A BUSINESS OPENING AT HARVARD. | 5/6/1881 | See Source »

...expected to. The meeting has been, on the whole, the most successful Winter Meeting ever held here, and the Association deserve the thanks of all members of the University for successful endeavors to promote Athletics at Harvard. The Judges of Sparring were Messrs. H. C. Leeds, '77, V. Stow, '80, and F. Cunningham; and for the other events, Dr. Sargent, and Messrs. Hooper, '80, and Hammond...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE H. A. A. MEETING. | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

...very much surprised to find, on appearing for the pull, that they were pitted against a practised Team, and one much heavier than their own, selected from the Union Athletic Club, instead of the Lacrosse Club as agreed. Harvard had also entered a Heavy-Weight Team, consisting of Messrs. Stow, Smith, Peabody, and Legate; but as no team was found to pull against them, this feature of the programme was omitted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTING COLUMN. | 3/19/1880 | See Source »

...Bacon was the favorite candidate for First Marshal, and after the first ballot was elected by acclamation. The contest for Second Marshal lay between Messrs. Hooper, Roosevelt, Stow, N. M. Brigham, Trimble, and Ware. Mr. Ware was elected. The struggle for Third Marshal was between Messrs. N. M. Brigham and Trimble, and Mr. Trimble was elected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SENIOR CLASS ELECTIONS. | 11/21/1879 | See Source »

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