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Dates: during 1870-1879
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ABOUT twenty-five bicyclists met in Holden Chapel last evening for the purpose of organizing a club. The whole number of men in college who own machines is somewhat over thirty, so there were quite a number who were not present...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BICYCLE MEETING. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...Sturgis, '81, presided. The vote for officers resulted as follows: President, W. G. Twombley, '79; Captain, M. Tilden, '81; Sub-Captain, C. A. Parker, '80; Secretary and Treasurer, R. C. Sturgis, '81. The officers were empowered to choose an Executive Committee of five, who are to have full power to settle all matters in regard to the club. This Committee is also to draw up a Constitution and present it at a meeting to be held some time next week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BICYCLE MEETING. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...reading-room, sir, - that first door on the left, - you may peruse these volumes at your leisure. We close at five...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BALZAC OR THE BIBLE? | 4/1/1879 | See Source »

...lack of rules and from the incompetence of judges at the previous winter meetings of the H. A. A. may well be rejoiced at the appearance of the new rules. But though the Executive Committee are to be commended for doing now what ought to have been done five years ago, it was, to say the least, a great mistake that the rules, announced a year ago, were not published until within a few days of the first meeting. For instance, owing to the lateness at which the rules appeared, a bar such as is requisite for carrying out fully...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 4/1/1879 | See Source »

There will be thirty tickets offered at five dollars apiece, entitling the holder to use the repaired boats for the spring season. Should more than thirty be required, the extra tickets will be six dollars apiece. The increase of price is necessitated by the great expense at which the Committee will be to prepare boats for so many...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE USE OF THE OLD CLUB BOATS. | 4/1/1879 | See Source »

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