Word: done
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Princeton team lay in the consistency and flawlessness of its argument, due to the care with which it had prepared its speeches. The Harvard speeches, on the other hand, attempted a bolder attack, and seemed more mature in their delivery. The best speaking of the evening was done by R. B. Fosdick of Princeton. Of the Harvard debaters B. V. Kanaley spoke with great fluency and wit, and A. Tulin with commendable power. Princeton's essential argument emphasized the necessity of the development of the individual for his particular career, while Harvard claimed that a student's judgment...
...sooner the method of collecting undergraduate subscriptions is done away with, the better. At present the Freshman class not only supports its class teams, but also gives the largest sums to the University teams. Several years ago it was hard to persuade a Junior or Senior to give to the University teams; consequently these teams were largely supported by subscriptions from the two lower classes. It would seem fairer to raise the cost of the H. A. A. and season tickets, and devise some way to make up any deficit, but the present method of collecting subscriptions seems unfair...
...billiard room has been converted into the "council room" and will be used also as a private dining room for class dinners. The only part of the new club house on which considerable work still remains to be done is the interior of the big dining hall fronting on 45th street, which is to be known as Harvard Hall, and which will be finished on the style of the old English college dining halls. The regular evening dinner, which has become an important institution in the life of the Harvard Club, even with the inadequate accommodations of the old club...
...University are in the habit of smoking not only in the hallways, but among papers and boxes in the washroom in the basement. At least there is some risk of what might prove a calamity, and there ought to be none when it might so easily be done away with. Small iron ladders similar to that leading from Upper Massachusetts would be of little cost and would not injure the appearance of the building...
...building, which is four stories high, is of Harvard brick with marble trimmings. Four large white stone pillars flank the main entrance. The decoration of the interior is of Greek style and is done in white and light green tints. On the first floor are a social room, a reception room, two tea rooms, and a dining room which can accommodate 350 people. The dining room is decorated in white and light green. A semi-circular serving room finished in dark oak occupies one of its sides. Two white marble stairways with iron balustrades lead to the second floor...