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...Shead '93, 2 ft. All but Hawes succeeded in getting into the semi-finals, and in the finals Bloss and Harding of Columbia ran a dead heat while Andrade took third place. The greatest interest was expressed when Harvard and Columbia represented by Bloss and Harding strove to down each other in the deciding sprint, and when Bloss shot ahead, winning in 4 3-4 seconds and making by this a new world's record, both Harvard and B. A. A. men were most cordial in mutual congratulations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B. A. A. Games. | 2/15/1892 | See Source »

...shown himself to be a man of considerable promise. His early death is a pathetic ending to his own hopes and those of his parents. Although he was not personally known to many of us, we should all grieve at this sad loss of one so promising, who strove so hard and under such difficulties to become one of our number...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: William Howe Nelson. | 2/16/1891 | See Source »

...that Ninety's memories of Harvard may be her happiest, that she may go forth with the cheer of victory on the athletic field ringing in her ears, and that each succeeding class stepping into the seniors' place may find its own departure into life as pleasant as it strove to make that of Ninety...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/9/1890 | See Source »

...annual bowl fight between the freshman and sophomore classes of the University of Pennsylvania took place a week ago yesterday, near the college chapel. As the freshmen came out of chapel the sophomores strove to check their progress and a rush ensued. The freshmen, their bowl man in the centre, were at first successful, but finally the bowlman escaped and after a severe tussle, Ninety-two succeeded in capturing the bowl. After their victory the sophomores formed in line and marched down the street singing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bowl Fight at University of Pennsylvania. | 2/11/1890 | See Source »

That we bonor and praise the courage with which he persistently strove to obtain a collegiate education in the face of obstacles which would have discouraged a less determined student...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Argyll Fraser. | 10/29/1889 | See Source »

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