Word: numberous
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...board track. Of late these runs have increased in length. '98 went 11 miles on Saturday and the '99 squad ran about nine miles yesterday afternoon. None of the squads have as yet been reduced, but next week when the crews start regular rowing on the river the number will be cut down. At least twenty-four men, however, are likely to be taken from each class...
Last night in Brattle Hall, Henry Woodruff gave his first special performance of three one-act plays, "On the Arcady Trail." "A Bit of Instruction," and "Chatterton the Dreamer." He was well assisted by a number of amateurs, including H. T. Nichols '97, A. F. Riggs '98 and L. L. Gillespie...
...editorial in the current number of the Advocate which receives notice in another column is, as there stated, an attempt at an explanation of the failure of undergraduate literary work to attain a higher standard, by suggesting that it is due to lack of experiences which furnish live topics to write about. The writer says truly that experience is necessary, "for nothing is heeded which has not the ring of actual knowledge." He goes on to say that the college man exhausts his stock of college experiences in his Freshman and Sophomore years and then "grows stale...
...first editorial of the forthcoming number of the Advocate is a tribute to Professor Norton, a propos of his retirement from his active duties in the University. Professor Norton is the exponent of that which most of us come here for and no honor that we can show him is out of place...
...Association of the Alumni of Harvard College consists of all graduates of the college of one year's standing and all holders of honorary degrees. Blank ballots have been sent to all graduate members, as required by the vote of the association, to the total number of 6912. There have been received, but not counted as ballots, 45 defective ballots...