Word: mets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Canadian foot-ball team, that met with such marked success in this country, are members of Toronto University...
...death of John Langdon Sibley, Librarian Emeritus, we feel that the college has met with a well-nigh irreparable loss. Not only his services in the position which he so ably filled have entitled him to the gratitude of Harvard, but his noble interest in the work of the poorer students, and the assistance which he stood ever ready to render them, have endeared him to the students of a former generation, and have secured him the respect of the undergraduates...
...large number of advocates of physical training from different colleges met in Brooklyn last week. Among those who attended the meeting were Professor Richards, of Yale; Dr. Sargent, of Harvard; the Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, of Amherst; William Blaikie, of New York; Professor Koehler, of West Point; Professor McIntyre, of Lafayette; Dr. Seaver, of Yale; and several others. The persons present listened to addresses upon matters relating to physical culture, and it was decided to form a permanent association. The name adopted was The Association for Advancement of Physical Education. The following officers were elected: president, Dr. Hitchcock; vice-presidents, Professors...
...university of Cincinnati met with a loss of $30,000 by fire Nov. 7. The origin of the fire is supposed to be spontaneous combustion in the chemical laboratory...
...Saturday last, the Inter-collegiate Foot-Ball Association met in New York. Mr. Corwin of Yale was elected secretary and treasurer for the coming year. The championship of 1885 was then formally awarded to Princeton...