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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...mile was won from scratch by Mr. F. J. K. Cross in 49 2-5 s., the quickest time on record for an Englishman at the distance. The honor of having eclipsed all others at a quarter of a mile belongs to Wendell Baker, formerly of Harvard, whose record of 47 3-4s. made at Beacon Park, Allston, in 1886, remains unbroken...
...Medea, one of the three oldest play of the poet whose dates are known, seems to us a more painful tale than it did to the Athenians. We love children and sympathize with them more than the ancients, who only valued their offspring as a means of perpetuating the family name and traditions. The great attraction of the play lies in the fact that it illustrates the character of the best Greek work...
...very different thing, and it is as important now as it ever was. Every critic must agree with Aristotle, and every art says undertake only one thing at a time. Unity of action, simplicity of design, and subordination of detail are requisites in every tragedy of lasting excellence, whose purpose it is to purify through terror and pity the minds...
...Dodge's sketch of Benvenuto Cellini presents vividly some of the characteristic traits of that wonderful man whose history people are never tired of hearing. The writer's style is, it is almost needless to say, pure and vivacious. Well-chosen anecdotes of Benvenuto's life, interspersed with sagacious criticism, make this piece of character study extremely interesting...
...reunions to which all students look forward to with so much pleasure. No urging ought to be necessary to secure a full attendance at the senior class dinner. And yet not half the class has as yet signified its intention of being present. There are, doubtless, many men whose intention it is to be present, but who have neglected to sign the blue book at Leavitt's. Although each man will be welcomed at the Parker House tonight, nevertheless it would make the duties of the committee much easier if they could get an approximate idea of the number...