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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...meeting of last year's 1901 crew held yesterday afternoon, James Lawrence, Jr., was re-elected captain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Junior Crew Election. | 12/22/1899 | See Source »

...outlook for a strong crew is excellent, since five of last year's eight are still in college and eligible to row. They are: Stroke, Williams; 7, Niedecken; 6, Captain Allen; 5, Brown; 2, Wickes. If Brown declines to row, four places will be left vacant. The men who rowed on last year's university four are all in college. Walton, who has been coxswain for three years, has graduated, and, as the coxswains of the freshman crew and of the four have both grown too heavy, this place will be vacant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Rowing Notes. | 12/18/1899 | See Source »

...large audience listened yesterday afternoon to Mr. Copeland's lecture on Dickens. He contrasted Dickens to Fielding and Thackeray, and compared him with Smollet. He also spoke of Dickens' individual qualities, and took up in some detail the characteristics of Mrs. Gamp, the Micawbers, Dick Swiveller and Captain Cuttle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Copeland's Lecture | 12/14/1899 | See Source »

...Dixey '02, Granger, as the pedant, hardly had enough of the manner of an old man to make his acting harmonious. His state presence was easy but his delivery was indistinct and his pronunciation hurried and poor. H. B. Stanton '00, as Chateaufort, the bullying captain, played a rather difficult part with a great deal of credit. His manner was necessarily extravagant, but he was inclined to overdo his part and to rant. F. W. Morrison '00 played the part of a peasant girl with much spirit, and kept in complete harmony with his character throughout. He delivered a difficult...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FRENCH PLAY | 12/13/1899 | See Source »

Henry W. Pell '02, of Brooklyn, left tackle on this year's eleven, has been unanimously elected captain of the Princeton football team for next year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 12/9/1899 | See Source »

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