Word: years
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...circular was issued last month by some prominent Yale graduates calling a meeting on December 31st, to make arrangements for a celebration of Yale's athletic victories during the last few years. The meeting was held in New York and was largely attended. It was voted to hold a dinner at Delmonico's on Saturday evening, February 16. A committee of twenty-five was appointed, with George A. Peters, '42, as chairman, to take the matter in charge and complete the arrangements. The victories which are to be celebrated are: The football championship since '78 with one year's exception...
DEAR SIR: I have come to the conclusion that no sophomore ought ever to be captain of the crew. I therefore send you my resignation. I shall do my best to row on the crew this year, and only take this step because I think that under an older captain we shall have a better chance for that victory we desire so much...
Yours very truly, J. R. FINLAY.At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Boat Club, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Finlay's resignation was accepted. The members of last year's crew were called together in the evening and elected Mr. R. F. Herrick, '90, as his successor...
...service, the president introduced the speakers of the evening-the Rev. William Lawrence and Mr. Page of the Cambridge Theological School. Instead of the customary address, a very interesting explanation was given of the Church Students' Missionary Association of the United States and Canada formed in New York last year. At the close of the discussion it was decided to send two delegates to the convention of the association, which is to be held in New York Friday and Saturday of the present week. It was also voted to join the Cambridge Theological School in extending an invitation...
...meeting of last evening may be said to have carried out more nearly the real idea of the College Conference meetings than any of the previous ones this year have done. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Cable frequently called upon the members of the audience for their thoughts upon the several points which he brought up, and in every case the replies were many and ready. Mr. Cable's lecture was almost entirely free from any strong expression of partisanship, and for that reason a most hearty concurrence with his remarks was shown by the audience...