Word: fall
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been decided that it is for the best interests of rowing that the scratch races which have formerly been rowed sometime during the fall term should be given up this fall and that there should be substituted for these races a race, in barges as before, between five crews representing the four classes and the Law School...
Suitable prizes will be given to the members of the winning crew. The crews have been hard at work every afternoon for more than two weeks in anticipation of this race. It will not, therefore, be the careless exhibition of rowing which has unsually taken place in the fall, but, on the contrary, it will be a well contested race and it is hoped that the whole college, by their presence next Friday to witness the race, will encourage the rowing men in their determination to increase the evidently growing interest in boating. The fact that...
Walter C. Camp, the great football authority, says that the football season of 1888 will be the most severely contested struggle since the game has been played. Mr. Camp thoroughly understands the sport; he has carefully studied the teams which are to participate this fall, and knows every man's weakness and strength. Hence his words have great weight, and those who are interested in the outlook will do well to considerattentively the following remarks of Yale's old ex-captain...
...known as Memorial Hall, is to be a magnificent structure of granite with brown stone trimmings. It will be adorned with three high towers, the corner will be of circular shape, and the building will contain thrity-two rooms. It is expected that it will be completed in the fall of 1889. We are more reconciled to it now, as the fence may be replaced and made the meeting place, as formerly. The Chittenden Library, too, is rapidly approaching completion and will be a great addition to the campus...
...fall races took place at Lake Saltonstall last Saturday, and although it rained in torrents all the afternoon the contests were close and exciting. Ninety-one defeated '90 by a scant length in a two-mile race, and the Academic freshmen defeated the Scientific freshmen in a well-rowed mile race...