Word: houston
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...reply to your query as to the position the Houston Club occupies as a social factor in the University, it seems hardly necessary to say that the hopes of those who were interested in its establishing have been most fully realized. It has brought together all classes and departments, has centralized all, or nearly all of the organizations which the university supports-its athletic association, publications, religious and literary societies, besides affording meeting rooms for committees and classes. It has become in fact the centre of university life. It is confined to no special department of the university...
...that the officers of the four college classes, institute themselves as a committee, to see what could be done to arrange such a meeting. Let them have a number of prominent speakers present who would be familiar with University Club schemes. Have one man speak on the advantages of Houston Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, another on the practicability of a similar club at Cambridge, and let a third express the feeling of the graduates on the matter, the undergraduates would at intervals express their own feeling). Have the Glee Club present to lead the united College in singing...
...yesterday's Crimson an article was published about the founding of Houston Hall and the history of the University Club of Pennsylvania. The following are some facts about the operation of Houston Hall...
...board who had in charge the completion of the building, very wisely as it has turned out placed the entire government of the hall in the hands of the students themselves by the formation of the Houston Club. The club elects annually all its own officers except the board of directors (appointed by the trustees), the superintendent or "custodian," the treasurer and one member of house committee; these last three being appointed by the board of directors. The government of the club is vested officially in the house committee, composed of two club members from each department of the university...
This short sketch gives but a poor idea of the broad general usefulness of Houston Hall to the University. It has already a membership of 1410, hardly one year from the time of its opening...