Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...short run to the Carey building, where they practice catching grounders and starting. They have also begun lately to practice sliding. The candidates for battery positions are now working in the gymnasium cage and will probably be joined soon by some of the 'varsity candidates. From present indications the freshmen should have a strong battery, but it is too early as yet to judge of the quality of the other candidates...
...agreed that Harvard should choose the subject and Yale the sides. The debate is to be held on the 15th of May in the Fogg Art Museum, and will be open to the public. There will be two trial debates to choose candidates, which will be open to all freshmen in the University. The dates of these debates will be announced later...
...freshmen are cordially invited...
...debate and to select the two best speakers of the evening. This will be done three weeks in succession, but at the fourth meeting the six speakers already selected will debate. Special debates will probably be held with the Union and with the Forum, in order to give the freshmen additional practice in public speaking...
...members realize that they must do their utmost in preparing for the coming contest, since the Yale freshmen now have the prestige of the victory of last year, and since it is probable that the freshmen of Harvard and Yale will not meet again in a joint debate. At Yale the competition for places on the team is open to all freshmen. The Harvard Freshman Debating Club has not, as yet, decided to extend the competition to any but members, but all members of ninety-nine interested in debating are urged to join before the selection of speakers...