Word: fiascos
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...juniors' tug on Saturday had the largest crowd of spectators and followed up the "fiasco" race closer than any of the others, thus getting the most good out of their money...
...subject of which is the approaching complimentary dinner to the university crew. There ought to be no need of urging the students to be present on this occasion and thus show their appreciation of the crew's splendid work last year. But the dinner last fall was such a fiasco and the recent meeting was so poorly attended that it shows the need of an earnest appeal to prevent the coming dinner from being a failure...
...inter-collegiate meeting was a miserable failure. The men were started in two rows and by some mishap every man fell except two; two more managed to mount, and the race was finally won by one of those who had fallen, in very slow time. Such a fiasco must not happen next year, yet there will be a greater number of starters than this year, and the only way to run a two mile race will be in two or more heats, and a final heat. But a race run in heats is always a slow affair and of small...
...such disturbances, and will endorse their actions at a class meeting, as was the case at Dartmouth, faith in the moderation and good sense of students receives a severe shock. From the strong expressions in the Yale papers that preceded the rush, and as a result of the fiasco Thursday, it is probable that the world has seen the last of the time-honored "banger" rush, and that the sentiment of a majority of Yale students will prevail...
...known fairness of Harvard students in general, the whole matter would be settled to the satisfaction of all parties, and that Columbia and Harvard would still continue on their former footing of friendliness. The endeavor, however, of the Harvard Boat Club to cast the blame and discredit of the fiasco upon Columbia induced the directors of the Boat Club to call a mass meeting of the students to set the true statement of the case before them and gain their consent for its publication. This statement has already been published in the New York papers, and I would recommend...