Word: ago
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Anniversary Number of the Advocate is made up, with one exception, of contributions from graduate editors. The one exception is the article on "Old Numbers", which recalls an interesting bit of academic history. The article tells us that forty years ago the Collegian was suppressed, and the Advocate arose in its place. It does not tell how on midnight of May 10, 1866, three of the former editors of the Collegian posted announcements of the new publication, one editor working on the President's house, one on the elms in the Yard and one on University Hall. On Friday...
...University eight-oared shell for this year, built by William H. Davy of Cambridge, is ready for delivery. The woodwork of the beat was finished over two weeks ago, but completion has been prevented by delay in the arrival of the outriggers. In design the beat is essentially the same as last year's, but weighs about 15 pounds less. The shell is 60 feet long, 23 inches beam, and weighs approximately 240 pounds...
...almost without a change since the beginning of the season, was the most powerful man in the Junior boat. The Sophomores are not so seriously affected, as Lowell on the other hand, who has been at 5, rowed on the University second crew until about three weeks ago...
...fund providing the medal and the sum of money annually was established some years ago and awarded for the first time last year to C. T. Ryder '06 for a sonnet sequence of three sonnets on the Immigrant...
Some weeks ago you published a letter suggesting the establishment of a Loan Collection of Text Books. The following progress has been made towards such a collection...