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...freshman class held its meeting yesterday afternoon at 4.30. Mr. A. B. Higginson, of St. Marks, was elected temporary chairman. After the usual preliminary confusion the election of the president, Mr. S. Dexter, was accomplished, from a field of four candidates. Mr. T. S. Woods, Boston Latin School, was elected vice president. After a close contest Mr. A. B. Higginson was chosen secretary. Then followed the election of Mr. R. R. Endicott, treasurer. At this juncture Professors C. J. White, Greenough and Paine entered. A violent stampede ensued among the sophomores, exit being found through the windows in the rear...
Contrary to the usual custom of the entering freshman class, '90 will hold its class meeting in the afternoon instead of in the evening. The freshmen are in no way responsible for this breach of the ancient rites of the college, for until the moment it became officially known that official objection had been made, the most brilliant visions of a hilarious class meeting followed by a rush, resulting in the complete annihilation of the officious sophomore class, had danced in the happy imaginations of the verdant freshmen. But the president and faculty, with prudent foresight, anticipated the results...
...morning, appropriate literary exercise by the students. These have been placed in charge of the O. K. and and Signet societies. Also scratch races on the river. These will be the usual fall scratch races, and the boat club will make special efforts to add to their interest by enlarging the list of events and procuring a greater number of entries than is customary for the afternoon. A championship foot-ball match. For the evening, a torch light procession in some sort of class uniforms, together with special features illustrating the history of the college from its foundation, followed...
...first number of the Advocate appeared on Saturday. It contains the customary amount of reading-matter, both in prose and verse, all of which appears to be up to the usual good standard, although perhaps somewhat heavy in parts. Of the editorials two are most noticeable, one on "Bloody Monday," and the other on the recent stroke at New London, proposing a change in the manner of conducting the boating affairs of college. The scheme which the Advocate suggests is wholly new, but yet is worthy of serious consideration. There is an interesting sketch by Mr. Mitchell, and a somewhat...
...changes have taken place at Memorial beyond the usual summer cleaning and repairs...