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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...last the origin of the reported desire of the victorious Oxford crew to row the American college champions has been discovered. At the dinner given to the English eight by their college boating authorities, after the recent victory over Cambridge, some one authorized an American sporting writer who was present to arrange a race with the Harvard-Yale winner, provided the American crew would assume the challenge. "Bob" Cook, Yale's sagacious adviser in rowing matters, in commenting on this proposition, says, "This socalled official message from Oxford cannot be taken notice of by Yale until direct word is received...
After little unfavorable comment on the recent inconsistency of the Faculty with regard to the nineteenth of April, the Advocate in its editorials goes on to a consideration of some important difficulties of the present athletic situation. The gist of the writer's idea is that even if the authorities are convinced of the evil of the present system of athletics, they should proceed carefully in choosing a remedy, lest they crush the symptom and leave the disease untouched. Above all they should beware of weakening the main source of the old "college feeling," which the intensely individualistic tendencies...
...verbatim report of the proceedings of the recent Student Volunteer Movement conference, held at Detroit, will be published May 15. The book will be handsomely bound and will contain about 400 pages. It will include the addresses of the principal speakers...
...thousand, four hundred volumes and 6,700 pamphlets were added to the Yale library last year. The largest contribution ever made to the library was a recent bequest of $15,000 from Mrs. Azariah Eldridge...
Oxford won the recent field day with Cambridge, taking 6 events to the latter's 3. Lutyens of Cambridge broke the best Oxford-Cambridge record in the mile run. Following is a summary of the events...