Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...board was prevented from taking final action at the meeting last Wednesday by the following by-law: "No nomination of a member of the Corporation or of a permanent professor shall be ratified by the Board except at a meeting or adjournment held on seven days' notice; nor shall any such nomination be finally acted on at the meeting or adjournment at which it shall be made." Suspension of this by-law for a special occasion was made impossible by a second by-law which states that no amendments to the by-laws shall be made except on seven days...
Twenty-two men from the class of 1909 and seven men from the class of 1910 have been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society. Scholarship and character are the basis for election to the society. Scholarship is not considered as merely the attainment of high grades "in unrelated and often elementary courses," but as the combination of academic distinction and ability. The additional members from the class of 1909 are to be elected at a later date...
...three. From all accounts, the championship this year will probably be determined by this game. In their playing in New York during the recess, the University team appeared to be unusually strong. Some of the athletic club teams which they met expressed the opinion that this year's seven is the strongest college team they had ever played. It remains to be seen how much of this skill has been lost through lack of practice...
...treating it as they wish. In awarding the medal the judges will consider not only the presentation but also the general knowledge, delivery and style of the speakers. The original intention had been to retain six men at the preliminary trials, but the contestants were so closely matched that seven were retained...
...schedules for 1908-09 show some interesting changes. They have not all been approved as yet but they are being drawn up on the following basis. A schedule of twenty-three games is being prepared for the baseball team as opposed to twenty-seven last year, a reduction of fifteen per cent. The basketball schedule was cut in half by reducing the number from sixteen to eight, while the hockey team is scheduled for ten games as opposed to thirteen last year. The football schedule contained ten games last fall, the same as the previous year. The schedule...