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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...James third. Until the sixth quarter they kept close together, when James took the second position; on the last quarter, James, making a beautiful spirt, pushed ahead and won the race in 12 min. 4 1/2 sec. The next event was a hurdle-race of 120 yards, over ten hurdles, in which entered Rives, L. S.; Keyes, '77; Walker, '77; Thayer, '78; and Van Rensselaer, '79. This was a beautiful race, in which every man did his best. Thayer came in first in 20 3/4 sec, Rives being second, Keyes third, Walker fourth, and Van Rensselaer last. The three mile...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ATHLETICS. | 11/12/1875 | See Source »

...hurdle-races before the last meeting were over seven hurdles. On Saturday last ten hurdles were used. In the spring the time was 22 seconds, and in the fall, 20 1/4 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 11/12/1875 | See Source »

...Second Ten of the Athenaeum are as follows: W. K. Blodgett, G. H. Brown, E. T. Chamberlain, L. B. Dean, I. Elting, J. R. Holmes, E. W. Morse, G. M. Pinney, G. S. Raymer, H. A. Wood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 10/15/1875 | See Source »

...yours by inalienable right. But even if you be the first-born, you have a right to expect only your own share; and before concluding that your inheritance will place you beyond the reach of want, you must divide the ancestral income by the number - somewhere between two and ten - of your brothers and sisters, and then turn to statistics and see how much it costs to support a family. If the discrepancy between the sums is too great to be disregarded, you have one more chance. Go to your looking-glass, and talk at yourself. Cast aside prejudice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE. | 10/15/1875 | See Source »

...toast-master, Mr. Macaulay, then, after a few remarks, gave the first regular toast of the evening, "Alma Mater," to which Mr. Stetson replied. "The Class of '78" was answered by Mr. Thayer, and "The First Ten" by Mr. Blaine, President of the Institute, from '78. Mr. Kidder was then called upon to reply for "The Ladies," and Mr. Swift afterwards made some remarks in answer to the toast, "The Institute of 1770." He said that the Class of '77 had somewhat changed the society by making it less formal, and he advised the class, which was about to carry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOPHOMORE SUPPERS. | 6/25/1875 | See Source »

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