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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...relative to a race with Harvard next summer, stating that it will be impossible to keep a University crew in training up to August 1. The text of the letter will be found in another column. The reasons given for declining the proposal are that the Oxford term ends early in June, that the 'Varsity men do not keep together after the inter-'Varsity race in February or March, and that it would be very difficult to persuade them to keep in trim through the summer. Oxford is not confident of beating Cambridge, as six of last year's crew...
EARLY in the term the news that several energetic members of the Advocate Board from '80 had already been three times through Thayer in search of subscribers, and were intending to attack Hollis and Stoughton en masse the next day, called for immediate action in the Crimson ranks. I will say, by way of parenthesis, that this Advocate news was "given away" by an indiscreet member of that board, who was severely reprimanded by his colleagues at the next meeting. Well, the lot fell upon me to start on a subscription-tour that very night, and off I went with...
Sunday absence allowance can be given for an academic term, but for no shorter period...
...number of students and electives have, for the present, practically attained their maximum, and, for some time to come, no great extension of the term of the semi-annuals need be feared...
...race. Mr. Roberts has been authorized to write an unofficial letter to England to ascertain whether it will be possible to arrange a race with the English University eights for August 1, 1879. The Faculty are unwilling to let the Crew leave Cambridge before the end of the spring term, so it is impossible to fix upon an earlier date and at the same time allow our men a fortnight's training on the Thames. It seems a great deal to ask of English crews that they should keep in practice four months after their annual regatta; but Oxford ought...