Word: events
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Capt. Hickok of the Yale Athletic team held track games Saturday to decide on the strength of the leading candidates for the team. There were about 20 entries in each event, and all the runs were closely contested...
...Holt of the Roxbury Latin School, who made the interscholastic record of 5 feet 8 inches in the high jump will enter Harvard next fall. He has won prizes in several other meetings. J. D. Dole who won second place in the same event, with a jump of 5 feet 7 inches is coming from the same school...
...most important event of the last month in college life at Princeton was the joint debate with Harvard held on March 27th. Great interest was manifested in it both by the students and faculty, and it was clearly shown that the interest in literary contests is not inferior to that of athletics. A very large audience was present, and close attention was paid to the speakers, who were frequently applauded. While the result was not what Princeton had hoped for, every one who heard the debate was satisfied that the decision of the judges was eminently just. The arguments advanced...
...many names to the meagre list already in the blue-book. Ninety-six's response to the appeals of the committee who have charge of the dinner, has been far too half-hearted. The class should not be contented with only a fair attendance at the big social event of its junior year. Fortunately it is not yet too late to make up for the lack of enthusiasm which has so far been shown. In former years the blue-book list has swelled rapidly on the last day and we hope that a repetition of this occurrence will today gratify...
...Prizes will be given to first, second and third men in each event...