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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...most promising development during the last decade has been the increased interest and support of the graduates; they will be needed in the near future. The growth of the University is threatened, and with decreased enrolment their financial support may be necessary to maintain the standards of scholarship. President Eliot in closing congratulated his successor on "the sure growth of the influence of the University throughout the land, not only to foster art, literature and science, but also free institutions in which will lie the power and strength of our country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD CLUB DINNER | 1/21/1909 | See Source »

...history of Boston, will speak on "Poe's Birth and his Parentage." "The Untrustworthy Memorialists of Poe" will be the subject of a speech by Mr. W. Lanier Washington, and Mr. William Fearing Gill, author of a Life of Poe, will tell of "Curious Coincidences, and Personal Reminiscences of Near Friends of Poe." The meeting will be open to the public and all men interested in the writings of Poe are especially invited to attend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Celebration in Honor of Poe | 1/19/1909 | See Source »

...game was fast and close at all times and undecided until near the end of the second half, when, with the score 2 to 2, Hicks shot the deciding goal from the side-boards. The University forwards showed excellent team-play and their shots were hard and accurate. The superiority in the line, however, was offset by a weak defence, due to the fact that this was the first game in which it had been severely tried. Princeton's defence was very strong, continually turning aside shots that ordinarily would have counted. Hicks was the star of the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 3; PRINCETON, 2 | 1/18/1909 | See Source »

...object of the dinner is to give the managers information as to the best way to transact the business of the teams, and to bring about more uniformity in their methods. The Athletic Committee, Coaches Haughton '99, Pieper '03, and Winsor '02, and all graduate managers living at or near Cambridge have been invited to attend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dinner to Captains and Managers | 1/11/1909 | See Source »

...possible at the service of those who play for the fun of it and for the fresh air it puts into their lungs. Through a chain of unfortunate circumstances scrub hockey was either neglected or prevented last year. The opportunities afforded this year by the ice on the river near the boat houses will relieve the congestion which has existed in the Stadium in former years and there is every reason to believe that the response will justify the efforts of the hockey management in arranging a scrub series and attempting to make the sport popular. The CRIMSON hopes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WINTER OUTDOOR SPORTS. | 1/5/1909 | See Source »

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