Word: lots
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard. They have placed the commission for the plans of the new dining hall in the hands of E. M. Wheel-wright '76, and there is every prospect of their early approval. The hall which is to bear the name of its donor, will be built on the vacant lot on Holyoke St., back of Dunster. It is intended to accomodate 800 students and will be run on the plan of the Foxcroft Club...
...preliminary trials for the Boylston prizes, held yesterday afternoon in Sanders Theatre, the following men were chosen to speak in the finals, which will be held next Thursday. They are named in the order in which they will then speak, as decided by lot...
...bicycle squad, under the coaching of Mr. Corcoran, has been making good progress in preparation for the coming meets during the past few weeks. Speed and endurance have been steadily developed, and the men as a whole are a much faster lot than they were a short time...
...Freshmen have not yet gone into a shell, so it is hard to speak finally of their work, but in the barge they have been improving rapidly under Mr. Lehmann's coaching. They will have to do a lot of work in the next few weeks, however, for heretofore they have been very far below par. Yesterday the order was considerably changed. Biddle went to stroke, Byrd to 6, and Howard took Glidden's place at 4. The order was as follows: Stroke, Biddle; 7, Higginson; 6, Byrd; 5, Heath; 4, Howard; 3, Tilton; 2, Brown; bow, Saltonstall...
...Physically, the men are a fine powerful lot, fully as strong and well developed as the Englishmen who form the two university crews. They have not had the same racing experience as their English cousins, but this disadvantage may be to some extent counteracted by the longer preparation which they will have to undergo for this particular race, and by racing against scratch crews in the later stages...