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Dates: during 1870-1879
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JAMES WINTHROP HARRIS,SECRETARY of the University, performed his last official service on Commencement Day, went from Sanders Theatre severely ill, and early in the vacation closed an honored, faithful, and exemplary life. He belonged to a family intimately connected with the College, his father and elder brother - both eminent in their respective departments of learning - having borne office here. He was himself prepared for college, and retained through life the scholarly tastes which would have promised success in a literary career. For the last quarter of a century or more he has filled the office of Secretary, and without...
...wearing the most graceful Parisian costumes, and at this point her sage remarks on the frivolity of dress were both apt and original. In conclusion, she looked forward expectantly to the day when the fair sex should exclude men from every post of honor and responsibility. "Kai yap" (she went on), "are not wives gifted with an extraordinary faculty of extracting secrets from their husbands?" (At this point some gentleman in the audience murmured, as if in pain, "Alas! yes!") "Finally, let us look to the future for the consummation of all our hopes, but above all, let us remember...
...Digger went sadly back to his room, and while preparing to go to bed, made a great many good resolutions for next year...
HARVARD lost the toss, and went to the bat. For the first three innings each side was retired without runs, Hopkins's two-base hit being the only play at the bat worthy of mention. Parker took his base in the fourth by Nunn's fumble, second on Winsor's muff of Lamb's hit, third and home on Walden's force hit, Holden failing to put him out on the plate. Hopkins flied to Nunn, Camp hit for a base, Lamb scoring. Clark struck out, Nunn fumbled Smith's hit, Walden scoring, and Ripley finished the inning with...
...short, those people who went to the sports in the hope of seeing Mr. Lee and Mr. Wendell run against each other, were disappointed, for, in point of fact, these gentlemen did not run against each other...