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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Yesterday's call for Freshman crew candidates brought out but 51 men. This is a woefully small number, easily the smallest in a good many years, and seems to be quite out of place after the good showing of our crews last year...
...morning shows that only about 50 Freshmen considered it worth their while to report for the first practice of the crew, a state of affairs which is particularly hard to understand after Harvard's success in rowing last year. Probably the best oarsmen in the class are among this number, but as it has so often been shown, good oarsmen can be developed from men of no experience. It is to be hoped that the size of the squad today will show that an abundance of important engagements was the cause of yesterday's pitiful showing...
From start to finish the positions on the CRIMSON are open to competition. The average board is composed of ten editors, who are chosen from a large number of candidates, usually during four competitions, two Freshman year, and two Sophomore year, though the competition for Freshmen during the first half was omitted this year. One, two, three, or even four editors may be taken from each competition, according as they have proved their worth to the satisfaction of the managing editor. For the first few days the work is very general and consists of picking up about the College...
...number of entries for the scrub basketball series has been so small that the time for signing the blue-book in the office of the Gymnasium has been extended until tomorrow evening. If eight teams have not been entered by that time, the series will be abanuoned...
...debate: "Resolved, That all corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be compelled to take out a federal charter." The men who were retained will deliver ten-minute speeches on either side of the question at the second trial, which will be held in Dane Hall on Thursday, and the number of competitors will then be reduced to twelve. The third trial will be held on Wednesday, February 24. Competitors will again present ten-minute speeches, six speaking upon the affirmative and six upon the negative. The order of speaking will be by lot. At the close of the ten-minute...