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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Yale Debating Association has just issued a report of the intercollegiate debate in which Yale defeated Harvard at New Haven on December 4, on the question. "Resolved, That the history of trade-unionism for the past twenty years shows a general tendency detrimental to the best interests of the country...
...work of the Cambridge Social Union has been unusually successful during the past five months, especially in the educational department, where there are enrolled 156 students out of a total membership of 230. There are now 52 classes, in 30 different subjects, and 47 teachers, of whom 36 are members of the University. Although the elementary courses are the largest, the classes in advanced languages, Shakspere and music have attracted many...
...receiving the degree of LL.B., four years later. He practiced law in Boston until appointed to the clerkship of the Supreme Court. He was widely known as a Shakespearian scholar and render and for more than thirty years he wrote dramatic criticism for The Boston Advertiser. During the the past year Mr. Clapp was dramatic critic for The Boston Herald. In 1894 the University conferred on him the honorary degree...
...Princeton team since its defeat by Harvard four weeks ago by the score of 17 to 8, has improved greatly and will have the advantage of playing on its own floor. Considering the loss of Bigelow, Randall and Grant, the showing of the University team in practice the past week, has been very encouraging. Henderson, who will take Grant's place at forward, played in several University games last season and by his ability to throw baskets, should increase the scoring powers of the team. K. Smith was also a member of last year's team. He has played...
...Quibell has resided in Egypt for many years, and for the past four years has had general supervision of all the excavations made in that country. He is now on his way to St. Louis, there to arrange, as representative of the Cairo Museum, an exhibit at the coming exposition...