Word: trials
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...king, the worst of whom was the notorious Madame Du Barry. Upon their accession to the throne, the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI, and particularly his Austrian wife, the archduchess, Marie Antoinette, met with great favor. But the king proved weak and obstinate; while new complications--the trial of Cardinal de Rohan, and the scandalous libels which the adventuress Jeanne de la Motte directed against the queen--turned into hatred the former national popularity of innocent Marie Antoinette. Once the tide had turned, each new mistake of the Court augmented the public exasperation; and, after the fall of the Bastile...
...Trials to select the Freshman team to debate against Exeter will begin Wednesday evening at the regular meeting of the 1908 debating club. The date and question for the debate have not yet been decided. The team will be chosen on the basis of the work done at four successive regular meetings of the club, at each of which fifteen men will be named from those who have spoken, and will be ranked, each man receiving from one to five points to his credit. At the final trials the question will be that chosen for the Exeter debate...
...number of positions still remain to be filled, another trial will be held the first part of next week. The trials for the Freshman Mandolin and Glee Clubs will be held shortly before the mid-year examination period, in order to give sufficient time to prepare for the concerts...
...University trial eights squad and the candidates for the four class crews will be called out shortly after the mid-year period. The work will be conducted in two divisions, a University division and a division for the class crews, and will consist of light practice on the machines until the weather permits work on the river...
...University trial eights squad consisting of two crews picked last fall, will row until about May 10, when a race between the two crews will be held over the three and three-eighths mile course. The University squad will then be chosen. The race for the class crews, including the Freshmen, will be held about May 25. Since the system for the University division will be parallel to that of the class crews, the men on the latter will be watched and will, if they show ability, be taken up to the University division...