Word: met
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...club on the principle not of the best singer but the jolliest fellow; the management which has conducted itself disgracefully at out of town concerts; the management which had charge of the present concert and which did absolutely nothing to avert the failure which the club met...
George A. Adee and J. B. Townsend, representing Yale, and Robert F. Herrick and Lawrence Brooks, representing Harvard, met at New London last Friday in conference with the board of trade of that city in relation to the renewal of the agreement of Harvard and Yale to row their eight-oared race on the Thames course for a period of five years. At the last meeting difficulty arose over the refusal of the railroad company to give the collegians virtual control of the observation train and the refusal of the city to give each college $250.00 this year. The college...
...word of hearty praise is due the Musical Clubs which practically ended their season last night. Their work throughout the year has been of the highest order and has met with unqualified success. It may be poor policy to advertise the college; but Harvard is very glad of all the credit which can bome to her from such excellent representatives as the members of the Musical Clubs, in their concerts in and out of Cambridge this year, have proved themselves...
...reiterate the facts: The captains of the three nines met, and in good faith arranged for games; on the return of one of these captains to his college, his acts were vetoed by a mysterious body which professes the right to dissolve its own obligations and yet hold other parties to theirs-the Harvard Athletic Committee-an institution of whose existence we certainly did know, though of whose powers we doubt whether any one does. We changed our measures accordingly...
...were willing to abide. We also hold the personal assurance of Captain Dean, before this agreement was signed, that you would arrange a series of games with Princeton. It was upon this assurance that we signed this agreement with you-in fact the representatives of the three colleges met on that basis. Whatever may be your opinion of the correctness at the outset of our attitude in advocation the necessity of a series is now not open for argument. You acceded to it and we are unwilling to reopen the question. You have made agreements which have been annulled...