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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Hall then introduced Justice Loring. He spoke at some length on the advantage of rowing, saying that it makes a man exert himself beyond the point of which he at first never believed himself capable. Mr. Curtiss then gave a very witty account of the condition of rowing in his day. He finished by announcing that on next Wednesday at 3.30 o'clock as many alumni as possible will assemble in front of Claverly to march with a brass band of 60 pieces to Soldiers Field to see the last open practice before the Yale game. Mr. Hall, in behalf...
There will be a meeting of all those interested in upperclass debating, for the purpose of forming an upperclass debating club, in the Assembly Room of the Union this evening at 7.30 o'clock. These upperclass debating clubs have, in the past, had a strong and active membership on account of the exceptional opportunities which they offered for the intelligent discussion of questions, not only of public importance, but also of the more intimate problems of College life...
...remained one united kingdom until 1895, when a republic was established. The Spanish-American war undoubtedly hastened its annexation to the United States, as a coaling station in the east was a necessity at that time; but eventually the islands would have applied for admittance to the Union on account of the prevailing preference for the United States instead of Japan. The Japanese, however, form by far the largest element of the population there being 70,000 of them, mostly laborers, on the islands. They far outnumber all other classes put together...
Following this account, Mr. Castle described, with the aid of lantern slides, the present condition of the island and its inhabitants. With the present line of steamers, Honolulu is six days from San Francisco and eleven days from Japan. The modern improvements are not confined to the steamers, for electric cars and telephones are as common in Hawaii as in the cities of the western United States. The old natives, and the ancient church, built of solid coral blocks, are now the only remains of the native kingdom. The climate is that of the tropics and the bathing is unusual...
...second crew will be handicapped by the loss of Balch and Whitney on account of illness, from 7 and bow, respectively, but the crew as a whole is full of life and dash, well together, and should give the University eight a very hard fight. The third crew has also suffered much from repeated changes. Its chances, however, of making a hard race, have greatly increased since Wiggins has been stroking the boat, although the crew is hardly together and the slide work at times is poor...