Word: club
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...management of a Glee Club, like that of a University Crew, involves such delicate diplomacy that no one ought to be greatly surprised by this action, though few, it is to be hoped, will attempt to justify it. But the authoritative position assumed by those members of the "Quartette" above alluded to, betrays, to say the least, an ungenerous disposition...
...conceded that there is something questionable in the conduct of men who, having the balance of power in their hands, insist on the resignation of two members - to them personally unpopular - because one was once an editor of a college paper, the other the leader of the Glee Club...
...Chinese elective would attract students from Latin and Greek. It is not in this direction, but as a means of facilitating trade with China, that the study of Chinese will be most useful to Americans As was shown by Mr. Atkinson in his last lecture before the Finance Club, China offers rare opportunities to an American who can speak the language. We hope that the efforts which are now being made under the encouragement of members of our Faculty will result in the trial of a Chinese teachership at Harvard...
ATHLETICS.C. C. A. C. A. We call the attention of our University Athletes to the Athletic sports of the Columbia College Athletic Club, to be held on the evenings of April 4 and 5, at Gilmore's Garden, New York. First and second prize medals will be offered for each event. The first evening will be devoted to College Athletes exclusively, the second to sports open to any amateur. In addition to these sports there will be, on April 5, beginning at 1 P.M., a four-hour go-as-you please race, open to any amateur...
...next event - Indian-club swinging - Messrs. E. D. Brandegee, '81, and J. T. Howe, '80, presented themselves. Mr. Brandegee led off with a fine exhibition of heavy club swinging, and Mr. Howe followed with a marvellously agile performance, using much lighter clubs. In the second round the former executed several extremely difficult motions which tested his strength, and showed off his perfect condition and careful training. Then Mr. Howe gave a second display of a great variety of dexterous tricks, which, however, belonged properly to the province of juggling and sleight-of-hand, rather than to that of club swinging...