Word: charter
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...general management of the College and its finances was entrusted to a Board of Overseers by act of the General Court of Massachusetts in 1642. This arrangement, however proved unsatismactory; and in 1650 due largely to the efforts of Harvard's first president, Henry Dunster the institution was by charter incorporated as the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Although the Corporation has charge of the funds, property, and appointments of the college, the act of 1657 declares them responsible to and their acts alterable by the Board of Overseers...
...movement for an Intercollegiate Rifle Association with nine charter members, among whom are included Yale and Princeton, is now practically complete according to a statement issued by R. Hopkins of Princeton, temporary secretary of the new organization and chick promoter of the movement. The purpose of the association is to promote facilities for collegiate rifle work and more specifically to inaugurate revolver competitions and to choose teams from the colleges who are members to meet similar teams from other countries...
...University, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Amherst, and the University of Pennsylvania was held at the Harvard Club of New York, and plans for the coming contest were completed. The movement has been incorporated under the name of the Intercollegiate Musical Corporation with the six colleges mentioned above as charter members. Any other college may apply for admission and become an associate member. This year New York University and Penn State College will enter with the charter members...
...attempt has been made by the Memorial Society to duplicate as nearly as possible in the colonial menu for the dinner tonight a dinner of 200 years ago when the hall was built and presented to the University by a charter from the Province of Massachusetts. Rare pieces of old silver, given to the University from time to time since its earliest days, will be used on the table. A number of old photographs of Massachusetts Hall and other University buildings will be on exhibition and a pamphlet on "The Building of Massachusetts Hall" has been prepared for distribution...
There will be a league championship this winter among the six charter members. The games will be held in Boston and Philadelphia with possibly a few games on the outdoor rinks at Dartmouth...