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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...academy club were made a protege of the college association, that interest would be more than redoubled. Boating is at present, however, held below base-ball and foot-ball at Exeter; in fact, as the Exonian says, very few men will row unless they are unable to obtain places on the nine or eleven...
...into it. The room in question has been in the past frequented by numbers of small boys who were making a sort of club-room of it. To prevent this it was found necessary to keep it locked. Any one, however, who wishes to be admitted to it can obtain a key by applying at the office of the gymnasium or to any of the attendants...
...meetings are exceedingly remunerative, and now that the financial condition of the association is so much improved, there seems to be no good reason why the men who contribute to the entertainment and spend a large amount of time and money in preparation for the different events, should not obtain some reward which shall be worthy of preserving. It is true that contestants enter rather for honor than for any substantial reward, but it is none the less certain that prizes which in themselves are worth competing for act oftentimes as a great incentive to hard and faithful work...
...commemorative discourse by the Rev. Wm. Orne White followed. He spoke of Dr. Walker's birth in Burlington, Mass., of his boyhood and of his brave struggles to obtain an education, embarrassed as he was by poverty and extraordinary discouragements; of his joy at finally gaining admission to Harvard College, and of his resolve to make the utmost of his opportunities; his diligent application to his studies during the course, and his final graduation with high honors; his acceptance of the position of assistant professor at Phillips Exeter Academy, and next that of pastor of the Harvard Church. His connection...
...dared to hope for; it has done a large business, and has put thousands of dollars into the pockets of the members in the shape of discounts; it has made very favorable terms with dealers, in some cases more favorable than its rivals, the tradesmen of Cambridge, can obtain; and, finally, it has compelled these very tradesmen to reduce their rates, thus extending the benefits of the Society outside of its membership. All this is a very considerable achievement for an organization planned, founded, and managed by college students, and in view of these facts the Society may be pronounced...