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This conference begins the last Friday in June and lasts ten days, during which time there is always something going on of interest to college students. Dr. McKenzie gave an interesting account of the life and work of Mr. Moody, who is the leader of the affair. College men from all over the country come to this convention, about four hundred being present last year and thirty-five denominations being represented. Last year the Harvard delegation numbered eighteen and it is hoped to double the number this year...
President Eliot was the first speaker. His remarks concerned chiefly the report of the committee of ten, which he said was the best course of electives now in use. His suggestion regarding an association of colleges to unite on a plan of entrance examinations was unanimously adopted by the members present...
...Yale Athletic Association Games last Saturday brought out several prominent athletes. Conneff won the mile from scratch in 4.342/6, L. Liebgold was first in the mile walk from the ten second mark, and Winsor, of Penn. won the high jump. Champion Sweeney also cleared 6 ft. 2 in. in an exhibition jump. Boardman of Yale, a new man, won the half mile from the 35 yard mark in the creditable time of 2052/5. The sophomores won the class team race. No Harvard men competed...
...South, this was given up. It has been decided, however, that on Wednesday evening, March 11, the gymnasium shall be thrown open for the inspection of members of the university and their friends and the public. The attendants will be present and the lights kept burning from eight until ten o'clock. The whole gymnasium will be open and a very favorable opportunity will thus be given for students to show their friends those parts of the building which, during the regular week-day work, are closed...
...trial debate for the selection of speakers to represent the Harvard freshmen in the debate with Yale will be held Tuesday, March 24, at 7.30 p. m., probably in Harvard 1. The debate will be thrown open to all members of the freshman class. Of those who try, the ten best speakers will be selected by the judges who will be three of the following: Messrs. Duniway, Dobyns, Hutton and Grilk. The second trial debate will be held Thursday, March 26, at 7.30 p. m., in Sever 11. On this occasion the ten speakers selected at the first trial, will...