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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...mistakes. Should Mr. Bancroft accompany the 'Varsity to New London, let '86 select a coach at least a month before the race, that both crew and coach may have plenty of time to become thoroughly accustomed to one another. The above remarks are entirely of a private nature and express an opinion of one who was unfortunate enough to do his full share at the oar handle in contributing to the defeat...
...communication in our columns this morning seems to express a feeling that is shared to a greater or less degree by many of the members of the Dining Association. If there is a general feeling that Mr. Balch is incompetent as a manager of the hall, it is high time that some action were taken. The steward is removable by the corporation, and the board of directors have only the power to request such a removal. If a general dissatisfaction like that expressed by our correspondent exists, it is certainly time for the directors of the association to request...
...help soon brought to her side the ever-present guardian of the fair sex. He clasped the luckless maiden in his manly arms, and supporting her weight on his manly bosom he carried her to a place of safety. The maiden was so overcome that she could only express her gratitude in tears. Rumor has it that there will soon be a closer bond of union between '85 and '86. [Cornell...
...part of the secretary. To leave the entire work,- the collection of the funds and the writing of the class lives-until the last term of the year does not seem to be a course that will bring about the best results, and I am sure I express the opinion of a great many of the senior class when I ask that this work be no longer delayed...
Concerning the disposal of Lord Ashburnham's famous collection of manuscripts now offered for sale, the Oxford Magazine thinks that "the subject is one on which Oxford ought to have an opinion and to express it. Surely it would be misplaced parsimony to allow such a mine of wealth for the scholar and antiquary to pass into the hands of Germany or America...