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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...verse, too, thinks hard. Even "The Fawn" forgets to be a child in reason, and prettily woos his "nymph" (who, by the way, as an oak-dweller ought to have been a "dryad") with pantheistic appeal. The rude Scythian shepherd of Marlowe, brooding upon the unattainable, has grown "very weary" of his life,' and meditates upon the theme of vanity with the unction of a Stephen Phillips. And his rough soldiers as they march, sing with Shellevan opulence of fancy...

Author: By J. B. Fletcher., | Title: The Harvard Monthly for April. | 4/4/1904 | See Source »

...Hale '91, has offered as a special Leiter Cup prize, an oak chair, with an engraved plate, which will be called the Hale chair. The conditions governing this gift stipulate that the chair shall be placed for each year following its award in such room connected with the University, or used by University students, as shall be designated by the winning team, and the names of the winning team shall be engraved on the plate. In case in 1906 or thereafter the winning team has played all its games for the previous three years without forfeiting any game, then...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RULES FOR LEITER SERIES | 4/2/1904 | See Source »

...oak chair with an engraved plate will be awarded, to be held by the winning team. It will be placed for the next year in such a room connected with the University, or used by University students, as shall be designated by the winning team; and the names of the winning team will be engraved on the plate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LEITER CUPS GIVEN AGAIN | 3/16/1904 | See Source »

...chair will be massive in its proportions, and of quartered oak stained to match the other furniture in the Living Room. The arms and legs are to be handsomely carved and finished with a touch of dull gold. Under the seat there will be decorations of scroll work, and on the seat itself a heavy tufted crimson cushion. The back of the chair will be high with ornamental carvings and embossed work; near the top the words "Ex Dono Class of 1903" are to be inscribed. Resting on the top of the back will be scroll work supporting the shield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gift to the Union from 1903. | 2/26/1904 | See Source »

...line-up: WEST POINT. ANNAPOLIS. Hammond, r.e. l.e., Howard Graves, r.t. l.t., Grady, Doherty Thompson, Mettler, r.g. l.g., Chambers, Smith Tipton, c. c., Rees Riley, l.g. r.g., Oak, McConnell Doe, Thompson, l.t. r.t., Doherty, Piersol Rockwell, Gillespie, l.e. r.e., Soule, Whiting Hackett, q.b. q.b., Straussburger, Wilcox Farnsworth, Cooper, r.h.b. l.h.b., Decker, Strassburger Prince, l.h.b. r.h.b., Root, Dowell Davis, f.b. f.b., Halsey

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: West Point, 40; Annapolis, 5 | 11/30/1903 | See Source »

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