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...AMSTOWN, MASS., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907 NO. 1 THE HATCHET BURIED Conclusion of Hostilities Be- tween the Classes of 1909 and 1910 End of the March J7th... ...nd 1910 End of the March J7th Celebration —The Shirt-Tail Parade- Speeches of the Four Orators on the Old Campus When the four olnsseB joined hands an... ...s of their development in the art of painting. Raphael wos born in Urbino, Italy, a distinctly rural land, rolling in hills. He was fond of painting a... ...t of painting. Raphael wos born in Urbino, Italy, a distinctly rural land, rolling in hills. He was fond of painting and bad the good for- tune to be ... ... class, nor in the bniins of the cane com- mittee,—t)ut in a VViiliamstown stocking,—and it was darned good." After heartily congratulating ht)\,\\ cl... ...-StCOHO ST. We beg to call particular attention to our Spring and Suniiner stock of: Suits and Overcoats ready- made or to measure; English Hats, Engl... ...o office of Allyn & Bacon, publish- ers. Howe will enter the employ of the Manufacturers' National bank, Troy, N. Y. Hoyne will enter either law or bu... ... rule provides that a forward pass cross ing the goal line on the bound or rolling, whether before or after being legally touched, shall count as a to... ...erved for Hantmond Typewriter Company A. G. SPALDING ^ & BROS, \je Largest Manufacturers In the \l'otlcl of Official Athletic Supplies Baseball, Footb...

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