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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...HAVEN, CONN., March 27. - Captain Armstrong today made no fewer than four important changes in the 'varsity boat. He took Langford, a freshman who has been tried at several positions in the boat, and placed him at stroke; shifted Dater from 4 to 5; put Cross at 4, and placed Simpson, a substitute, at bow in place of Judd, who is unable to row, owing to a vaccinated arm. Changes in the crew are now being made daily. Captain Armstron coached the crew...
Joseph Wm. Park made the last of Princeton's first speeches. He devoted his speech to affirmative argument, leaving his rebuttal till the second speech. He drew analogies from European cities which have property qualifications and better city government. He put the question to a test of expedience...
...until the Bad Lands at the base of the Rocky Mountains checked the emigrants. At this point, the difficulty of advance was so great that it was easier to go around the Horn to San Francisco than across the Bad Lands and the Rockies. When the railroads were put through, however, progress was rapid...
With the return of Hollister to his position at stroke, yesterday, the entire order of the crew was changed. Stevenson returned to No. 7, Watriss rowed 6 and Shepard was put in at No. 2. Jennings has not rowed during the past two days on account of a cold and his place at No. 3 was taken by Damon. Nine inches of slide were used, an increase of a few inches since the crew began using the slide a few days...
...from graduates, possibly in the form of an informal appeal to the Corporation and Overseers, who, while it may not lie within their province to over-rule directly any action that has been taken, may have sufficient influence to secure what the Athletic Committee has asked - a chance to put a game on the field next fall that will be free from the objections that Faculty and students alike deplore, and to give that game one fair trial...