Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Glee Club is to give a concert in Dover, February 16th. Two days after they are to sing at the first meeting of the Harvard Club just organized at Fall River...
34Lost. A brown cuff button. Will the finder please address or return to 5 Charles River Street...
...result of the meeting of last night is given in another column. What the result will be we cannot tell. Will the Yale freshmen accept and row on the Charles River? Whatever they may decide, it is clear, that, although the decision seems in some way unsatisfactory, yet it is undoubtedly the best and only decision to make. The unanimous opinion of the meeting, - and the meeting represented the college, - was that the Thames River is too narrow under the most favorable circumstances of wind and weather for three crews to start abreast with equal chances as to course...
...motion by Mr. Armes, that Yale be not admitted was lost. Mr. Duncan moved that Yale be admitted; Mr. Sheffield amended: "That Harvard accept Yale's challenge to a race. The race, however, to take place over the Charles River course." After a tedious debate, the amendment was carried with but small opposition, to the considerable surprise of many present, and the amended motion was carried unanimously. The meeting broke up at nine o'clock with cheers for Captain Keyes...
...worst crew come in many lengths ahead. Is it not shameful that three great colleges should agree to such an unfair arrangement as this? At all events, no decision should be made until a thorough exposition of the facts conceining the capacities and peculiarities of the Thames River course has been made by some of those who are more or less familiar with that body of water...