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During the past week several changes have been made in the orders of the Freshman crews. Rackemann, Hanfstaengl and Ellis have been moved to 5, 3 and 2, respectively, in the first eight. Last Friday the three eight-oar crews and the four-oar rowed up-stream from the University boathouse as far as the Brighton bridge and back. The first crew showed marked improvement over their recent ragged work, and in a brush of about half a mile with the second crew gained almost a boat's length. Williams at stroke and Faulkner at number 7 showed a strong...
...people are very dependent, is in the hands of a great corporation, which, while making enormous profits, is rendering very inefficient and inadequate service. A remedy is demanded and is needed. Competition can furnish no relief because there is no chance for competition. Regulation has been tried for the past 15 years and has invariably failed. Municipal ownership is the only remaining alternative, and the experience of European municipalities and our own political wisdom argue for it. It will bring about cheaper and better service for the people, because the system will be operated for the public interest. It will...
Experience and reason prove conclusively that municipal ownership would be beneficial. During the past 15 years, while we have been experiencing the futility of regulation, 51 British and 30 German cities have undertaken municipal ownership of street railways. In the great majority of cases the service has been made more efficient and more convenient. Municipal ownership is not new to New York, for the city has already successfully undertaken ownership of the subway roads...
...following books have been added to the Union Library during the past week...
...past two weeks the track candidates have practiced regularly along the Boylston street sidewalk and on the track underneath the Stadium, while the weight men have worked daily under the supervision of Mr. Quinn. Although the hurdlers have done no actual hurdling as yet, they have practiced their stride in short sprints...