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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...rowing situation at the Weld and Newell Boat Clubs is beginning to take on definite form. The crews have been on the water for about two weeks and although the work is still somewhat ragged and of that undeveloped nature which is customary at the start of the season, the progress is fairly encouraging. About nine crews from each club have been going out every day and with some changes they will continue rowing as at present until the class races, which will be held just before the April recess, the preliminaries probably on April 9, and the finals...
...HAVEN, CONN., March 16, 1902.--The Harvard and Yale Conference Committees on athletic relations between the two universities held their first meeting in New Haven on Saturday at the home of Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr., Secretary of the Yale Corporation. Although no agreement was signed, the ground was gone over thoroughly and satisfactory progress was made toward an athletic agreement for a term of years. An arrangement was made for a conference in Cambridge this week and possibly for another at New Haven. After the general working agreement is framed, plans will also be made for meetings...
...committee on Education in the State Senate has come to an agreement regarding the Overseers Bill, which provides for a change in the system of electing Harvard Overseers. The bill was approved by the committee, but an amendment has been adopted whereby, although it may be accepted at any time, the act shall not become operative for three years, or until after three changes in the personnel of the Board of Overseers shall have taken place. The bill provides that the President and Fellows and Board of Overseers shall determine by themselves what degrees entitle graduates to vote for Overseers...
...race? This question has interested the rowing authorities at Cornell for some years and has been discussed at meetings of various representatives of the crews which row at Poughkeepsie. The opinion of the Cornell coach, Mr. Courtney, may be of some interest, as the Cornell crews under his care, although at times unsuccessful, have made the mile and a half record (at Philadelphia), the three-mile record (at New London), and the four-mile record (at Poughkeepsie). His experience therefore embraces a knowledge of the effects of the various distances upon both winning and losing crews...
...excellent offensive work Harvard kept the ball most of the time in Princeton's territory and although Princeton was more accurate in tossing goals, Harvard kept the lead throughout...