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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...deal of interesting matter and shows that during the last year a decided improvement has taken place in educational matters at Cornell. The courses have been materially changed and broadened so as to cover more ground; an agricultural experiment station and a weather bureau have been established. Five hundred thousand dollars have been spent upon new buildings during the last year. Of the 1174 students, 708 come from New York state; all states and territories are represented, besides a number of students from Japan, Brazil, Sandwich Islands, and all European countries excepting Austria. Co-education is rapidly growing in favor...
Yale defeated Princeton on Saturday at New York in the second great contest for the college football championship by a score of ten points to nothing. About fifteen thousand spectators assembled at the Polo Grounds to see the game. The teams were made up of the following...
...Semetic races seem incapable of epic or dramatic poetry. Their creations are subjective, and the poets cannot sing on subjects unconnected with themselves. It is in story telling, like that of the "Thousand and OneNights" that the epic impulses of the Semites find their scope. These tales are constantly undergoing invention and amplification at the present day. The stories themselves probably came from India through Persian translations, but they have been adapted to Arabian surroundings by numberless delicate and graceful touches...
During the past five years about ten thousand books have been received by the authorities of the library annually. From this vast number only one half has been purchased, the other half being donated by publishing houses and private individuals in this country and abroad. Often a single book is presented, and it is not a rare occurrence when whole libraries are given. Within a few months, Mr. Winsor has been the recipient, for the University, of two large collections of very great value. The Hon. Samuel A. Green, of the class of '51, has just given six hundred books...
...teams lined up sharply at 2.30 p. m. The weather was perfect and about five thousand persons witnessed the game. From the start Princeton began to force the ball down to Harvard's goal, and in thirteen minutes Cook made the first touchdown. No goal. Score 4 to 0 in Princeton's favor. After being put in play again Harvard gainen some ground by rushes by Porer and Sears, but a wild pass by Harding gave the ball to Ames of Princeton who punted. The play here began on both sides to be rough. The Princeton rush line were again...