Word: bird
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting of the bird-lovers was held in Mr. Garrison's room last evening at half past seven. After some discussion, it was decided to form the club for field work, and to hold meetings at intervals of three weeks. At these meetings papers are to be read by different members of the club who have been notified beforehand, and after the reading a general discussion will follow. On the suggestion of Mr. Nolen, '84, it was decided to send in the names of the gentlemen who desired to form the club to the Natural History Society, the whole club...
...matches was shot. The number of men entering the matches was 21, while the spectators present swelled the number of those on the range to 35, or more. The scores, on an average, showed a decided improvement over the former work of the club, especially in the double-bird match, though the figures in this match were kept down somewhat by a stiff breeze from the southwest. Owing to the large number of entries in the regular matches, it was found necessary to omit the customary "scrub-team" match. The summary of the afternoon's work is as below...
...annual meeting of the Inter-collegiate Association was held on last Saturday evening in New York. Harvard being forbidden to engage in inter-collegiate contests for the future, was not represented, and Yale and Princeton represented by Messrs. Camp, Richards and Peters, and Bird, DeCamp and Harriman respectively, opened the meeting, alone in their glory. Wesleyan and the University of Pennsylvania made application for admission to the association, which was granted, and Mr. Bates for the former, and Mr. Work for the latter, took their places in the meeting as delegates...
...annual convention of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association took place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday evening, December 27. The colleges were well represented. Officers were chosen for the coming year as follows: W. Bird, of Princeton, President; R. I. Thompson, of Bowdoin, Vice-President; Clemens Jones, of Pennsylvania, Secretary; and F. G, Scofield, of Cornell, Treasurer...
...Inter-collegiate Rowing Association met in New York last week. Officers for the year were elected as follows: President. W. Bird, Princeton; Vice-President, R. I. Thompson, Bowdoin; Secretary, C. Jones, University of Pennsylvanial; Treasurer, F. G. Scoffield, Cornell. All matters pertaining to the next regatta were interested to the Regatta Committee, but it will probably be rowed July 4 on Saratoga Lake...