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...Yale baseball outlook this year seems fairly bright. A canvass of the university, made by Captain Guernsey, showed that nine of last year's regular players and substitutes, besides some excellent material from the last freshman team, will play again this season. Among the men who will be available are: Captain Guernsey, third base; J. Garvan, pitcher; Winslow, right field; A. Barnwell, centre field; G. Ward, left field; Waddell, second base; A. Wear, substitute fielder; Littlefield, substitute first base; J. de Saulles, substitute second base; from last year's freshman nine: J. Patton, pitcher; Walton, catcher; Captain Chittenden, third base...
...Membership and House Committees of the Union are making a canvass among the members of the University who are not members of the Union, to ascertain why they have not joined. The purpose of this canvass is not to increase the membership of the Union, but to obtain ideas which may lead to its improvement. About the middle of March a catalogue will be issued giving the names of all the members of the Union. Up to February 1, 1450 undergraduates had joined as active members; the total membership was as follows: Active members, 1713 Associate members, 762 Non-resident...
Ample provision has been made for housing the participants. A canvass has been made of desirable rooms, and lists of these may be had from Professor Farnam. Several hundred people can be accommodated at nearby summer hotels, which will remain open. The committee suggests that graduates send at once for a list of rooms and communicate with those who offer them. All rooms on the list have been carefully inspected. All the railroads will give reduced rates to New Haven during the celebration. Gentlemen may obtain their meals in the new University Dining Hall. The prices will be moderate...
...past members of the University are eligible to active membership in the Union. The effect of this in changing the following sections of Article VII was passed over for a discussion of the question of dues. F. S. Arnold 2G., presented some interesting statistics, the result of a canvass made in several dormitories with a view to discovering the feelings of students in regard to the ten dollar dues. He explained that about twenty-five per cent more men would join under the five dollar dues than under the ten dollar dues. This he said was not accurately representative...
...however realized the importance of this plan for bringing unity into social life at Harvard, and they organized a committee of graduates to provide if possible for a building for the University Club. Interest in their project reached its height in 1895 and plans were made for a general canvass to raise $200,000 from Harvard men. But owing to the financial crisis of 1896, the committee reluctantly gave up their plan, appealing to individual graduates to give the necessary funds. In 1898 it was suggested that the University Club should be given as a memorial to the Harvard...