Word: formers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...subject for the latter debate is, "Resolved, That the formation of trusts should be opposed by legislation." The Debating Union is making plans for a mock political convention to usher in the campaign of 1900. The Union, which is only two years old and which was largely founded by former members of the Harvard Union, is entering upon a most successful year. It is to have a hall in the new Law building, designed especially for it and fitted up on the plan of a finely finished legislative chamber...
...about $1000 over the previous year. In addition to supporting the other branches of athletics, the management has been enabled to expend over $13,000 on permanent betterments and improvements, as against $10,000 last year. The expenses of the boat clubs have been much larger than in former years, owing to the cost of keeping more men in training, but, as the membership has increased, the deficit is about the same...
...Epes Sargent Dixwell '27 died at his home on Garden street, Cambridge, on Friday afternoon, at the advanced age of ninety-two. While at College his room-mate was Cornelius C. Felton, afterwards president of Harvard, and among his class-mates were Edmund Quincy, former president Stearns of Amherst, and Bishop Lee of Delaware. In 1833 he was admitted to the Suffolk bar, but he soon gave up the law to become head-master of the Boston Latin School. During the fifteen years in which he served in this position, he came in contact with a most remarkable...
...class 21 percent did not return, as against 32, 28, 36, 30, 34, and 44 per cent respectively, in six preceding years. The second year men failing to return make only 12 percent of the whole class, as against 25, 7, 23, 28, 24, and 27 per cent in former years...
...secret. After the preliminary work of starts, kicking and falling on the ball, the first eleven lined up against the second. Only one short half of about twenty minutes was played, the first eleven scoring three times. McGrew and Derby were back again on the field, but only the former played against the second. There were three or four changes in the line-up, but these may not be permanent. McDonald was put at left end, McGrew back at left tackle, Riggs in Jones's place at right guard and Swann right halfback...