Word: projected
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Cambridge team, has done noble service to the College papers in supplying them with frequent and remarkable scores. An historical society was the last thing discussed ; but the Faculty, recognizing the "social tendency" of these "mutual improvement societies," declined to provide a room for the meetings, and the project has fallen through. The lack of support on the part of the younger classes may perhaps be attributed to the fact that no "shingle" was talked of in the prospectus...
...Natural History Society have on foot a project to utilize the valuable dredging-apparatus in the possession of the University. The proposed plan is some time during the spring to hire a steam-tug, and, during a two-days' cruise in Massachusetts Bay, to gain a practical knowledge of sea-dredging. Members of the society and students interested in natural history will form the party, and it is expected that some member of the Faculty will accompany the expedition...
...convention of New England Colleges is called at Worcester for the 22d of November, for the purpose of forming a Rowing Association of New England Colleges. The presidents of the Dartmouth, Brown, Bowdoin, and Trinity navies sign the call. Wesleyan also favors the project...
...oared crew, and that the number of boats contesting decreased the pleasure and interest in the Association races. The objection to the new association is not only the inconvenient number of contesting boats, but they will row in sixes if not in fours. Had the persons who have the project in hand considered Harvard's position in even a cursory manner, they must have foreseen that we could only say no to their request. The necessity for a New England Rowing Association is itself rather obscure. All the colleges desirous of forming it already belong to, and have rowed...
Inquiry has been made to some extent among the members of the Senior class as to their sentiments regarding the project, and a large number have signified their hearty approval of it. From this it would seem, that if all would give the matter their careful consideration, the advantages of the proposed change (even looking at it entirely from an aesthetic point of view), would be apparent, and the execution of the plan could not fail to be accomplished...