Word: takings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...next Union debate will be held on Thursday next, instead of on Saturday. as was reported. The annual election of officers will then take place...
...grounds, and will receive a shingle. The Association is now having a very pretty model made, which can be obtained by members at a very low price, and which will make a handsome ornament in any room. Immediately after the mid-years the annual dinner of the Association will take place, at which all members are entitled and invited to be present...
...shall adopt the system in vogue at Harvard, - of having eminent ministers from the neighboring cities, preach each Sunday. This discussion turns our attention to an advantage we are enabled to enjoy, which, however, too few men seem to appreciate. When we consider the great pains Prof. Peabody takes in this matter of supplying the chapel pulpit Sunday evenings, it seems to us that the congregation should be made up more largely of students and less of Cambridge people. These ministers, in many cases, come from great distances for the sake of delivering one address to Harvard men who should...
...night the freshmen are to decide as to whether Yale shall again take part in the annual race with Columbia next June. Many things have been said on both sides of the question. In a previous issue we expressed the view that there would be no race, owing to the fact that Columbia was averse to it; and also because of the course. Since then, however, Columbia has stated her willingness that Yale row, which ought to settle the question...
...regards the fairness of the course with respect to a triple race, in case of rough weather the three crews certainly could not row under equal conditions. But if Yale and Columbia are willing to take their chances, there is no possible reason why Harvard should not also. As this seems the only draw-back towards Yale's rowing it is sincerely to be hoped that the freshmen will admit them...