Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...last meeting of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association in New York, a committee of seven, composed of the same men, with one exception, who represented the Association on the Rules Committee last season, was appointed to communicate with the representatives of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Annapolis and Chicago, who constituted the Rules Committee during 1905, and propose that the two committees be amalgamated into one, which shall formulate rules under which football shall be played during 1907. It was further resolved that the committee elected by this conference should be guided in their actions, regarding changes in the rules...
...amendment to the rules of play was passed, which requires that in any game not more than three players on each side shall be within a radius of seven and one-half yards of the ball at the face-off. The object of this rule is to prevent mass play. Stricter eligibility requirements were proposed, but were not adopted...
...National Football Rules Committee will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, to discuss changes in the present rules to suit next season's play. As the terms of seven members of the Committee expire on January 1, it is understood that these men will be re-appointed today, and the Committee will be empowered to prepare final rules for 1907. According to statements made by several members of the Committee, there will be no radical changes this year, the only alterations being a few minor ones. Coach W. T. Reid...
...features of the plans are these: A hall, capable of seating 500, for chamber concerts, lectures, concerts by the Pierian Sodality, Glee Club and other college societies, organ recitals and organ practice; a smaller hall, to seat 250, for lectures, rehearsals, etc.; a large room for the musical library; seven smaller rooms for class work and for the use of the Pierian, Glee Club, Mandolin Club, Banjo Club and the Musical Club. The cost of such a structure would be about $100,000. It is hoped that the building will be completed in time for dedication upon the 100th anniversary...
...Every elector shall vote for three candidates for the Class and Photograph Committees, and for seven candidates for the Class Day Committee, indicating in the case of each committee, his preference for chairman. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the Class and Photograph Committees, and the seven candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the Class Day Committee, shall be declared elected. Of the men elected, the one receiving the highest number of votes for chairman shall be chairman of the committee...