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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...CHANGE OF COURSE.In all races a competitor may change towards the inside when he is two steps ahead of the man whose path he crosses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAWS OF ATHLETICS. | 10/25/1878 | See Source »

...pass between them without striking either of them. Such a miraculous preservation of life, accompanied with the sudden death of the unfortunate people who had gone out for a holiday, cannot fail to arouse in our minds the most serious thoughts, while the fate of the oarsman, whose familiar face will be missed at the boat-house, is a sad event to record. The preservation of the lives and limbs of our friends is a subject for thankfulness and congratulation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/11/1878 | See Source »

...deathless flame within, whose lightnings make...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POESY TO THE POET. | 10/11/1878 | See Source »

REGULATION OF SEATS AT MEMORIAL HALL. - Each member will himself sign the Table List every Thursday noon. Every seat not reported occupied every Thursday will be filled from the list of applicants. Every person whose name is reported will be charged board for the ensuing week. Notice of withdrawal must be given one week in advance; otherwise, board will be charged for the week. Members desiring to change or exchange seats must leave a request therefor on the Auditor's desk. Seats may be retained during temporary absence by notifying the Auditor in writing, and claims for deduction for such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 9/27/1878 | See Source »

...bending over a text-book or within the sound of the voice of a teacher, finds his thoughts distracted and wandering away from the subject, which should absorb his whole attention. Instead of brief, simple, terse statements, easily grasped and understood, we have attempts at profound, high-sounding expositions, whose object is to exhibit the learning of the author or utterer, rather than to teach the reader or hearer. Trite sayings, which might be found endurable when succinctly stated, are spun out into a labyrinth of empty phrases, and shallow ideas are harped upon through infinite paragraphs, to give them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROSINESS. | 9/27/1878 | See Source »

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