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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Union opened yesterday and all members of the University will be entitled to the privileges of membership until September 29, when admission to the building will be by card only. The dining room has opened also and its privileges extend to members and non-members for the same length of time. The dues, including membership, assessments and all expenses of the year, will be ten dollars. The plans of the house and entertainment committees though not fully arranged as yet will probably not differ in any marked way from those of last year...
...very satisfactory. Later the Freshmen rowed in their new Davy shell and were coached from the launch by Blake and H. Bancroft. They then started at the point with the University crew and raced over the first half of the four mile course, winning by one quarter of a length in slow time, due to the head wind and rough water. In the last two miles the University crew gave a better exhibition, were steadier, smoother and showed more speed; but finished in the slow time 24.55. The crews then returned to quarters...
...Worcester High School crew defeated the Freshman crew on Lake Quinsigamond yesterday by a length and a quarter, in 8 min., 15s. The Freshmen got the start, but lost two lengths and were unable to make it up at the finish...
...start, the Newell crew at once took a spurt and jumped to the lead. It was soon a length ahead, and held this lead for a quarter of a mile. Before long, however, the high stroke of the Syracuse crew and Cornell's weight began to tell and the two crews gained gradually but steadily on the Newell eight finally passing them, and then Syracuse...
Cornell finished first in 10m., 48 1-2 s. Syracuse followed two lengths behind, and then came the Newell crew, over a length behind Syracuse...