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Dates: during 1880-1889
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DEAR SIRS :-In accordance with my intention announced at the last meeting of the Harvard Boat Club, I enclose, for publication, my accounts as treasurer of the Harvard Boat Club, for the year 1883-1884. At the time of the boat club meeting all the data for a full account had not been received, so that the enclosed account is correct up to the date at which the books were balanced. However, some outstanding bills may be presented later, as was the case last year. The price of the shell from Waters, $410.50, and a bill of $77 for tools...
...parade, which was postponed on account of the rain, will occur Monday evening, no matter what the weather...
Then follows an account of the records broken during the past year. Mr. Coolidge closes his report with the following remarks in regard to betting. "Athletics at Harvard are now partially under the ban of the faculty and everything must be done to put them on a sound footing. Undoubtedly the strongest feeling against athletics is caused by the prevalence of betting and I should therefore urge that the association pass a vote, providing that those who accept offices in the association shall have no pecuniary interest in any contest...
...field. Although much of this advantage is lost at Harvard, the energy and enterprise of the captain makes up in a great part for their misfortune. Another disadvantage which we labor under is the fact that Harvard begins later than either Princeton of Yale, and on that account loses some valuable practice. However, these disadvantages are but slight when met with a determination to do the best we can, and this determination, we are sure, every candidate for the team will feel. Nothing, however, makes the men play better and with more snap than the presence of a large audience...
...volumes and half of his little fortune of $4,000 was bequeathed to the struggling college or rather school just coming into existence. The state wisely gave his name to the new seat of learning ; but from then until 1828 he remained unnoticed without even a monument of any account over his lowly grave. In that year a marble shaft was raised by subscription, limited to one dollar each, donated by Harvard graduates then living. The event was made much of and the prominent feature of the unveiling was a speech by Edward Everett...