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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...important addition was made last fall to the curriculum of the Lawrence Scientific School. In former years there were four different four-years' courses of instruction at the Scientific School, viz., civil and topographical engineering, chemistry, geology, and biology; but last October the faculty decided to add a fifth one, electrical engineering. However, this step was taken at too late a date to permit many men to change their electives for courses in electrical engineering. The course has been arranged so as to accommodate two sets of men-one who desire to get a knowledge of the practical part...
...twenty-second of February. As may be seen from it, there are to be contests in all the usual events-jumping, putting the shot, sparring, etc.- some of which will be open to competitors outside of the school. The meetings that this association has had in the last few years have been very creditable, and the records made have been very good, if the age of the contestants is taken into consideration. The meeting this year promises to be quite as successful as the former ones. The value to Harvard of such training of track and field athletes...
Notwithstanding the fact that we are in the midst of the mid-year examinations, Boylston Hall was filled last night by a large audience, composed mostly of freshmen. Prof. Cooke was, as usual, most enthusiastically received. After a few words about the idealism which is connected with Venice and the dreamy sentiments which the city inspires, he began by explaining its situation. Venice is situated in a lagoon, like Pamlico sound on the Atlantic coast, which is separated from the sea by a series of sand spits, broken only by occasional ship channels. One of these spits, called the Lido...
...Roxbury Latin School Athletic Association hold their winter sports on February 22, in the M. I. T. Gymnasium, and this year the management have decided to give prizes in three open handicap events. This is quite an innovation but they mean to make it a successful one if possible. The sports come on a holiday so that a large crowd is hoped for. The contests in the closed events, especially in sparring, have in previous years, always been interesting, though not very scientific, and this year with the added attraction of the open events, for which several Harvard men have...
...HOWLAND, 2d year Law.89-6t 27 Irving...