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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...business and social meeting of the Banjo Club was held Monday evening. Permission has been granted the club to take part in the minstrels to be given by the Independent Corps of Cadets, Feb. 13 and 14, and the club has set about procuring uniforms for the occasion. A report was made by the treasurer concerning club medals, and the three officers of the club were appointed a committee to complete the business of the medals, and also to decide on the club colors. It was also decided to have the club dinner at Tafts', Point Shirley, sometime next...
...anti-republicans may be victorious. The republican party is too progressive to supply from its elements a conservative party, and its opponents pose as the friends of the policy of "let well enough alone." At present the electoral victories of ex-General Boulanger seem to be the most dangerous part of the whole situation, but the dangerous quality of these victories disappears upon careful study of the department where they took place. He has never won a victory in a staunch republican or conservative department, and has only been able to attract the floating vote in some doubtful districts...
According to the charter, the office of the association is to be in Washington. The association is entitled to hold $500,000 worth of property for the purposes of the association, and is made a sort of an annex to the Smithsonian Institute, thereby being made a part and parcel of the National Government. Annual reports must be made to the secretary of the Smithsonian, who presents it, together with his own report, to the Government. The association is allowed to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other materials for the study of American history...
...either could be trained to fill the important position acceptably. Taking everything into consideration, Yale's chances are of the brightest nature. The candidates will have the advantage of rowing in the tank during the whole winter, and is going on the harbor as early as the latter part of February or the first of March. Captain Woodruff is a thorough oarsman himself, and his experience coupled with the coaching of Bob Cook, will go far toward making the '89 crew a model...
...with a better heart to accomplish the designs for which we have been created. Our care must be not to let this feeling of contrition weaken or turn us away. If, in the depths of our discouragement, we look humbly to God as our guide, with the hope that part of that seemingly far distant righteousness may be ours, we shall see, in this feeling of contrition, the prophecy of better things...