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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...object is to exchange ideas and experiences and to answer questions that may have occurred to men, regarding their work. Mr. C. W. Birtwell '81, secretary of the Children's Aid Society of Boston, will preside, and will probably call on some of the men present for a brief account of the work they have been doing, in conducting boys' clubs, coaching teams, and teaching classes. All men who have been engaged in philanthropic work during the year are invited to attend...
Another change was made in the order of the University crew yesterday, when Severance, who has been rowing at 7 during the whole season, was displaced by Amberg. Amberg rowed at 5 for some time, while Richardson was out of the boat on account of troub'e with his knee, and at that time showed up so well that Coach Wray decided to retain him for the University crew. Severance was moved to number 3 and Lunt and Faulkner, who have both been tried at that position during the week, were moved to the second crew. Another important change occurred...
...place tables in the corridors and in the Periodical Room. It is to be regretted that the Pierian Sodality is not sufficiently organized to furnish the music tonight, and that this must be provided by a professional orchestra; but the evening should be none the less enjoyable on that account. An occasion like this is one when men can meet each other pleasantly and informally, and as many members of the Union as possible should take advantage...
...Shoemaker '08, the representative of the Cornell Daily Sun, gave an interesting account of the methods employed by that paper. The CRIMSON is ahead of the Sun in at least one department namely, in the fact that the board is much larger. The board of the Sun includes only ten men, who regard the paper purely from a business standpoint. The CRIMSON also has a social side which is lacking at Cornell. We feel at Cornell that we are a trifle nearer Harvard than any other University, and our relations in this respect are continually growing. In fact, a number...
...different sexes, the man is hampered by bonds. In a trial by oaths, the oaths were made to be very difficult, a mere slip of the tongue in stating them being enough to convict the swearer. Not only veracity, but the strength of the oath was taken into account; for instance, a parson's oath was worth twice as much as a deacon's. In trials by arbitration, the judge is the mediating power. In closing, Professor Vinogradoff said that every country has been through the period of customary law, proceeding from downright struggle to compromise, and that this advance...