Word: fill
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University captains, their own officers. In the case of the captain of the foot-ball team this plan does not apply so well as to the others, but it might be modified so as to meet the exigency. As to the remaining officers, it makes no difference who fill the positions of president and secretary, because those offices are mere empty honors. If, then, the members of '83 are wise, they will adopt some such plan as that suggested; since, by instituting the change from the present lottery-like procedure to one more rational, they will place all succeeding classes...
...these achievements, is the time to look forward, as well as to look back, and to consider how we may equal, if not surpass, the records that '79 has written. The importance of having good captains cannot be overestimated, and it would be well if those who are to fill the responsible positions next year carefully avail themselves of the experience of those who have been successful heretofore. There is material enough left in college, but we need hard work and skilful guidance to mould it into proper form...
...this time it is doubtless generally known that the Freshman race between Columbia and Harvard has been given up. The action of Columbia, although to be regretted, seems to have been unavoidable. According to the statement of Captain Webb, he had not enough men (only seven, including substitutes) to fill the places in the boat, and therefore it was impossible for Columbia to row the race now. His offer, either to row next fall or to present our Freshmen with a stand of colors, is a sufficient proof of the sincerity and good feeling of Columbia. We are sorry that...
That this is not all imaginary will be seen by all those acquainted with the persons to be named in this connection; but others could be proposed, doubtless, equally able to fill these two positions to the credit of Harvard and the immense advantage of most of her students, who are very far from having the healthy, robust, clear appearance young men of their age should present. Dr. Sargent of New York, a thoroughly educated physician and a gymnast with few equals, has devoted himself to exercise instead of drugs in the practice of his profession, and is meeting with...
...from the Commonwealth creates a vacancy in the Board. This decision was based on the opinion that the act of the Legislature, in 1865, by which the government of the College was transferred from the representatives of the Commonwealth to those of the alumni, merely provides a "mode of filling places and vacancies," and that the section of the Act of 1851 by which the Board was empowered to fill vacancies, whether caused "by death, resignation, removal from the State, or otherwise," still remained in force...