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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pull the crew through, if possible. He claims that the secret society influence will have nothing to do with assigning places to the crew. In direct contradiction to this statement, comes the fact that John C. Adams, of Oakland, Cal., has resigned from the third senior society. Nicholas Minor Goodlett, Jr., '86, of Evansville, Ind., has also resigned from the same society. One thing is certain; there is a big row in the secret society, and if common reports can be believed, it is over the 'varsity crew. - Boston Advertiser...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 6/5/1886 | See Source »

...well if they are to succeed against the strong rivals that they must meet sooner or later. Every game in practice is an opportunity for a team to strengthen itself for future contests, and as much should be made of it as possible. The practice games, moreover, though of minor interest, are not of minor importance. All who can should attend them, and by their presence show an interest in the work that is done, and by their support give encouragement for further work that shall be even better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/19/1886 | See Source »

...very short vacation has come to a close, and with to-day a term begins, that is perhaps the most interesting and active of the entire academic year. With tennis, boating, base-ball, lacrosse and cricket to occupy time, attention and money, to say nothing of the minor things that necessarily present themselves at the approach of annual examinations and the close of a college year, the student at Cambridge lives a very busy life from April to June. That during the present term his life is also to be specially interesting is not to be doubted. He watches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/14/1886 | See Source »

DEAR SIR - The freshman class of Harvard accepts the challenge of the freshman class of Columbia to an eight-oared shell race with coxswains, two miles straightaway. Time, place and minor details to be arranged here after...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Columbia-Harvard Freshman Race. | 4/3/1886 | See Source »

...only one of the communications has even approached the question on which communications were asked. The Advocate cavalierly dismisses the subject with the statement that there are a number of reasons, none of which it states; and the Monthly avoids the main issue to discuss a minor point of detail, in the "danger" to the Conference Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/1/1886 | See Source »

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