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...will be held in M. V. 11., on Monday, February 1, at 7 1-2 P.M., to concert measures for the formation of the H. S. P. V., H. S. S. V. U., and the H. I. C. societies suggested in the last issue of the Magenta...
...above paragraph appeared in the fortnightly "Magenta," the forerunner of the CRIMSON, in its issue of January 29, 1875. Just what the first list of initials stand for is not clear, only a few of the organizations having survived the ravages of 50 years, but an article in the previous edition throws some light on the last three societies...
...Magenta Eagerly Read...
...open to a grave charge, a suspicion which no ingenuity will palliate,--a charge directed against our sense of justice rather than the force of our intellect; a charge of unfairness. I have deliberated long before fully resolving to bring this notice to the readers of the Magenta. I know well how potent are the suggestions made in these columns; how eagerly they are read, and how promptly they are acted upon. But, fully conscious of the responsibility I take upon myself, I cannot refrain longer from pointing out this one-sidedness in the objects of our associations, and suggesting...
...first game. The McGill men appeared dressed after the English fashion and consequently made a much better impression than did the University eleven whose members appeared on the field attired in a dark pair of trousers, a white undershirt, which had the advantage of ripping when seized, and a magenta handkerchief tied upon the head as was traditional with the crews. The clothing survived the first match which, being played under the Harvard rules, was not as rough as the second played under the McGill Rugby rules...