Word: year
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...played on the Princeton football team this year, the following will be in college next year: Pell '02, left tackle; Mills '02, left guard; Hutchinson '02, quarterback; and McCord '02, left halfback. Palmer and Reiter are post graduate students and will probably not play again, and Edwards, Booth, Hillebrand, Poe and Wheeler are in the senior class. This leaves a nucleus of four men for the team next year. Losey '03, who played a strong game at centre for the freshmen, will be a promising candidate for the university team next year. Dana '03, a substitute on this year...
...increase in registration this fall is very marked, each of the three classes being larger than in any previous year. Of the third year class 21 percent did not return, as against 32, 28, 36, 30, 34, and 44 per cent respectively, in six preceding years. The second year men failing to return make only 12 percent of the whole class, as against 25, 7, 23, 28, 24, and 27 per cent in former years...
...third year class 42 per cent are Harvard graduates, of the second year class 35 per cent, and of the first year class 38 per cent. In the entering class there are 89 Harvard graduates, 112 graduates of other colleges, and 31 Harvard Seniors on leave of absence who are the only men in the school who hold no degrees. As the rule allowing persons qualified for the Senior class of Harvard College to enter the Law School as regular students without examination has been abolished, there will be in the future practically no one in the first year class...
...past year of the Social Union was successful in that there was a marked increase of instructors and pupils in each department over the preceding year. The membership between October and May consisted of sixty men and one hundred and seventeen women, and the total attendance was 3,062. In all there were 34 classes in English, history, languages, mathematics, and natural science, in addition to seven special classes in music. As a result of the spirit manifested throughout the year, nine dramatic entertainments, two concerts and an operetta were given by the members...
...This year improvements have been made in the building, notably the remodelling of the junior members' room and the enlargement of the Brattle Hall stage from 800 to 1600 square feet. In addition to this 315 new books have been bought for the library from the proceeds of a fair held last winter...