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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Dana, '91, who has been elected captain of the Princeton nine for this year, is one of the best first basemen Princeton has ever had. In the spring of '86 he played first base for the first part of the season, and then center field, on the Exeter academy nine, which defeated Andover seven to six. He was one of the heaviest batters on the team. He passed his examinations for Princeton at the end of that year but did not enter college until the fall of '87. In the spring of '88 he was first baseman on the Princeton...
...action of the amusement committee of the faculty, in refusing to grant the petition of the Glee and Banjo clubs to be allowed to make a Christmas trip, is to be regretted. The work of the clubs last year was extremely creditable. From every point of view the trip was successful, and it is difficult to see how anything but good resulted. The concerts were, in reality. Harvard reunions, giving the graduates in the distant states chances which no other occasions would afford-to renew their love and loyalty for the college by the reawakening of old memories...
...would urge the freshman class to read carefully Mr. Alexander's letter published in another column. Every year there are misunderstandings in regard to the freshman crew which greatly hinder the captain and coach in their efforts to put a good crew upon the water. The difficulties are fully explained by Mr. Alexander. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of getting out every man eligible to try for a place. In this way only can the best eight be selected. The Ninety-three crew has some hard work before it, in the class races...
...official announcement of the number of students in Cornell this year suggests some interesting comparisons between the university of today and that of ten years ago. In 1880 there were fourteen graduate, and three hundred and eighty-five undergraduate students at Cornell, and the corps of instructors numbered forty-eight. So far this year the total number of students registered is 1306. an increase of 132 over the number in the university at the same time last year. The number of professors and instructors is 102, and there are 23 other officers engaged in administrative and special work. The number...
...number of women in the university is 147, or 11.2 per cent, of the total. This is an increase of .8 per cent, over last year. There is very little variation in the proportion of women from year to year. Sage college accommodates one hundred of the above number...