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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first swimming contest of the B. A. A. occurs November...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/8/1890 | See Source »

...prize debate of the Harvard Union tonight is a move in the right direction. It will no doubt bring out some good short speeches and the contest for the prize will undoubtedly be close...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/7/1890 | See Source »

...fine eleven. She excels in team work, and all the men play a quick, sharp game. Exeter did not begin the season auspiciously, but her eleven has improved very rapidly of late, and a stubborn and plucky fight between the two academies may be expected. The last contest was won by Andover, but before that Exeter had beaten for three years consecutively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Exeter-Andover Game. | 11/7/1890 | See Source »

...witness these games, and as no 'varsity game has yet been arranged for tomorrow, the number to go from Cambridge will probably be much larger than usual. It is very probable that the Harvard-Andover men will club together and get a coach from which to view the contest. The students at Exeter have made up almost a half-dozen new cheers which have been printed, and the whole school has been practising the new yells every afternoon for a week. Both schools are making unusual preparations for the struggle. The teams will probably be as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Exeter-Andover Game. | 11/7/1890 | See Source »

...next meeting of the Harvard Union will be held Friday evening, November 7. In the place of the regular debate there will be a contest for a prize to be awarded to the one making the best five minute speech. Any student of the University is allowed to take part in the debate. The question for debate will be: Resolved, That the Republican party has forfeited the confidence of the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prize Speaking. | 11/6/1890 | See Source »

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