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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshman crew have now been rowing for two months and while it is still too early to judge of their ability, some general criticisms can be made of the Freshmen rowing at both clubs. Compared with the Freshman crews of the last two years, they seem rather backward in development. Individually the men are large and active, but as yet they do not work together...
...early Egyptian Hieratic script selected as the model of the Phoenician alphabet by Count Emmanuel de Rouge's theory and thus, if theory is abandoned, and a derivation from Cretan pictographs is substituted, we have a more or less ascertained history to substitute for de-Rouge's backward leap of one thousand years...
...Wranglers' debates: May 3--"Resolved, That in a contest between McKinley and Dewey for the presidency, all good citizens should support McKinley." Heilprin's camp has the affirmative and Foster's the negative. May 17--"Resolved, That President McKinley's civil service order of May 29, 1899, was a backward step in civil service reform." Foster's camp has the affirmative, Heilprin's the negative...
...large number of candidates came out for the Glee Club last fall and from these a good club has been provisionally chosen. It has been backward in forming but should improve greatly during the next two months. The following men are still retained on the club...