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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University Nine will begin exercise in the Gymnasium next week, and continue it through the winter. The Nine will appear in the spring in new uniforms, similar in most respects to the old ones. The word "Harvard" will be embroidered upon the breast of the blouse (instead of the former "H"), and the gauze shirts trimmed with crimson that will be worn in warm weather. Subscriptions are solicited to meet the expense of these uniforms...
...class, but very few men, on entering College, realize the amount of work necessary to fit them to represent their own class during the summer, or even to take a good position in the Club crews. Too many wait till late in the winter or till the spring to begin work in earnest, and then, as it has been often proved, it is too late to obtain sufficient endurance for the ordeal of a long race...
...shall hope to see the boating men of '79 begin their gymnasium work early, and keep to it diligently; and if they do not bring us any flags from Saratoga next year, at least we shall be able to say of them, as of the last Freshman crew, it was through no fault of their...
...than they did of winning the race. This feeling the new captain intends to keep down. The object of the crew will be to win, and if he succeeds in picking out for his crew men who will enthusiastically devote themselves, mind and body, to the work, we can begin to cherish hopes of victory...
...knowledge goes, these suppers form one of the pleasantest parts of college life. Would not it add much to the enjoyment as well as to the pleasant memories of the classes if this custom should be adopted here? Merely as a suggestion, I would advise the Freshman class to begin the experiment this year...