Word: holding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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DEAR SIR:- There has been a feeling, generally expressed by the graduates of Harvard, and classmates of Marshall Newell '94, that it would be most appropriate to hold a service in his memory. They suggest that it would be fitting that such a service should be held in Appleton Chapel, in the midst of the University he loved so well. We, representing his class-mates and such graduates, ask permission to use Appleton Chapel for such a Memorial Service on the afternoon of Sunday, January 9th. We would also tender the request that you officiate at this service...
...Harvard Forum will hold a trial debate for membership in Sever 11, Wednesday evening, January 12, at 7.30 o'clock. The subject will be: "Resolved, That the Cuban insurgents should accept Spain's offer of autonomy." W. Morse 1900, will open the debate for the affirmative, and P. G. Carleton '99, for the negative. The trial is open to all members of the University, excepting Freshmen, and candidates will be allowed to speak five minutes on either side of the question...
...same footing as the other departments of the University. For this purpose Dr. Sargent proposed three possible plans. According to the first a physical examination would be required from every student upon entrance, and every year afterwards until that of graduation. This would leave all exercise optional, but would hold over each student the requirement of an improved condition from year to year, to be determined by actual test...
...committee to draw up a provisional constitution, and arrange the rules and plans of the team. The club probably will adopt the rules now used by the Boston Athletic Association, and not the National rules, as it has been informally suggested that the B. A. A. team will hold practice games with the Harvard team in the B. A. A. tank. Half-hour practice will be held three or four times a week. Several games can be arranged with water polo teams, although no negotiations have yet taken place. The game does not demand very strong swimmers, and Dr. Sargent...
...Association of Graduate Clubs is to hold a convention in Chicago during the Christmas holidays. Papers will be read by representatives of Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Chicago, Clark, Columbia, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and New York Universities...