Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Varsity Club erected in memory of F. H. Burr '09, was formally opened on Saturday evening. A large body of past and present athletes attended the dinner. The speakers showed how Harvard has been in need of such a building for many years and they expressed hope for the future of the teams...
...Thayer '78, who has been the chief promoter of the club-house, acted as toastmaster. He said that Captain Burr did not play in the latter part of 1908 because he knew that his injuries would not permit him to fight as hard as the other players. That is the kind of man whom Harvard wants. Professor Barrett Wendell '77, of the department of English, Professor H. S. White '73, of the department of German, and J. W. Hallowell '01, of Milton, spoke briefly of their experiences in athletics. Professor White compared modern baseball with the game he played...
...This was a great evil and the direct benefits were apparent when the teams moved into their rooms on Holyoke street. There was then an opportunity for closer relations between the players and also between the players and coaches. In closing, Coach Haughton paid a great tribute to Captain Burr...
...Banquet and formal opening of the new Varsity Club, which was erected in memory of F.H. Burr '09, will be held in the Dining Room of the club this evening at 7 o'clock. No speakers have been announced but addresses will be made by several past and present members of the University. The dinner will be preceded by a reception in the Living Room on the first floor...
...opening of the new Varsity Club building this evening Harvard men should see far more significance than the provision of an adequate place for the members of our athletic teams to meet one another and attend training table. The dedication of this building to the memory of Francis Hardon Burr, of the class of 1909, has assured the perpetuation of a memory which all who knew Captain Burr even remotely now hold dear. Just as Burr was not alone an athlete, but a leader of men: in athletics, in scholarship, and best of all, in character, so the Varsity Club...