Word: givings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...have almost been raised by the different classes. McBride, captain of the football team, will act as chief marshal of the parade; Captain Allen of the crew as Senior class marshal. In conjunction with the action of the undergraduate committees in charge of the inauguration, the University Club will give a dinner of ninety or a hundred covers...
...features were introduced in the preliminary practice. Coach Lewis so arranged the tackling of the dummy for the line-men as to give them experience in the direct tackling which they will get in games. To this was added some tackling from behind, which proved very advantageous, especially to the new men. Dibblee devoted a large part of his time to showing the backs how to handle themselves in interference. As was proved by the Bowdoin game, the backs are still apt to be careless about taking their proper positions, and about starting simultaneously with the ball. N. W. Cabot...
...second recent gift is a collection of musical instruments from southern Mexico. They are made of clay, and are formed to represent various animals. To the backs of the figures are attached whistles, which give out either high or low notes. As the Museum has never before had anything of this kind, it considers the collection a very valuable addition. The instruments were presented by Mr. C. P. Bowditch and Mr. Stephen Salisbury, directors of the Museum...
...last week of October there will be the usual fall handicap games, and if there are enough entries from the new men, there will probably be Freshman scratch games also, held during the same week. The object of these games is more to develop new material than to give training to former members of the team, so that all men, whether they have ever taken part in track athletics or not are urged to come out. There are now between sixty and seventy men in training, and more are joining the squad daily...
...first duty of the student is to take proper care of his health. How to give prolonged intellectual training to the mind without harm to the body is a problem that colleges are still trying to solve. The training of the mind should become a steady effort. There also exists a third essential: the cultivation of the ideal, of love, of duty, and of personal service...