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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...past two weeks conferences have been held between Mayor Daly, of Cambridge, and the officials of the Boston Elevated Railroad Company in regard to the proposed subways between Harvard square and Boston. These conferences have resulted in plans, satisfactory to both parties, which call for two two-track subways from Harvard square, one under Massachusetts avenue and Main street to the new Cambridge Bridge and the other under Cambridge street to the new Charles River...
...system of collecting money for debating, in order to once more put University debating on a firm footing. Men are already at work among the dormitories. All the money thus collected will be turned over to the University Debating Council and used to pay off debts contracted during the past few years in giving prizes. A few prizes, won last year, but never presented, will also be purchased from this fund...
...with a clean record does not fear exposure; his past needs no attention, and he has no ghosts that he fears will rise. A clean record is the only secret of a strong character. A man cannot be strong when he is constantly trying to conceal something in his past. If he would be strong he must have a character with no stains. He cannot stop and discuss every moral question that arises, but he must be so set in his character that he can take only one side of a moral issue. A man with a clean record...
...work of the crews during the past three days has shown no great improvement, many of the crews still being in the rudimentary stage. The development is seriously retarded by the failure of men to report regularly. Some trouble has been caused by lack of oars, but new ones have been ordered and are expected today or tomorrow...
Secret practice for the university football squad has been held during the past week. On Monday and Tuesday the practice was light, consisting in short scrimmages between the college and scrub teams and practice in catching and running down under punts. Hard practice was given the squad on Wednesday. One touchdown was made by the university against the college team during the practice. For the first time this season Cates, captain of the track team, was tried at left end. Because of the heat on Thursday most of the practice was spent in rudimentary work, only a short scrimmage being...