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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...object of the founders of the society was to bring together men of the Episcopal church in Harvard, for the purpose of worship. In the early days of the organization, a society paper was published, and each member was obliged to serve in turn as editor of it; this paper was after wards given up and the society devoted itself entirely to meetings of worship, at which, preachefs invited by the society officiated. During Advent and the Lenten season, in the days of the compulsory prayers, services were held daily at twenty minutes of two, and all members who attended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History of the St. Paul's Society. | 10/24/1888 | See Source »

...rowing machines heretofore in vogue, and Harvard would do well to imitate her rival in this matter. With the abolition of the arbitrary system by which the crew was controlled last year and the appointment of a competent advisory committee, there is no reason why Harvard should not turn out a good crew this year from the excellent material now in college. Unless the tables are turned soon, the interest in rowing will decline, for neither college can maintain any excitement over a continually one-sided contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Why Yale Beats Harvard. | 10/2/1888 | See Source »

...Campbell and Hall are the Columbia players who have won the championship of America, every effort must be made and all the best and most earnest tennis players should turn out, but not those who have absolutely no show of winning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Lawn Tennis. | 9/29/1888 | See Source »

...small change when going to play. Two kinds of tickets are to be sold. The first is a season ticket sold for $5. It is good from Oct. 1 to June 25 and entitles the holder to the use of any unoccupied court, but gives him no right to turn other players off a court. These tickets may be obtained at 47 Matthews between 1.30 and 2.30 today or any evening next week between...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lawn Tennis. | 9/28/1888 | See Source »

President Barnard of Columbia, in his last annual report, has recommended the abolition of the undergraduate department of the college. His intention is to turn Columbia into a university composed of different schools, in which graduates of other colleges may pursue special lines of study. It is certainly true that the undergraduate department of Columbia has not progressed in proportion to the School of Mines and the School of Law, nor proportionately to the advances made by the undergraduate departments at Harvard and Yale. One reason given for this is that at Columbia the essence of college life, such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/21/1888 | See Source »

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