Word: founding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Leiter Cup baseball series, which this year is to be conducted on a different basis from that of former years, typifies the methods which have become increasingly popular in the University. In order to keep our intercollegiate relations upon a sane basis, it has been found advisable to create an interest in general participation in athletics, rather than to centre the attention of the undergraduates in a few important intercollegiate contests. For this reason every attempt has been made by the captains of the various University teams to make it possible for every one to take an active part...
Since their appointment a few weeks ago, the Dining Halls Committee have been doing what they could to improve the management of Memorial and Randall, but they have found that the difficulties of the present situation can only be cured by an increased membership list. To secure information as to where the members of the University get their meals, and to learn the common objections against the two halls, postal cards have been sent out with questions relating to these subjects. We trust that everyone will answer these questions carefully and fully, and return them to the Committee at once...
...first class; they accept death as inevitable and seldom or never think about a future life, not even on their death-beds. There are some people who have simply had enough of life and desire only to rest in oblivion, and others who desire extinction because they have found this life unjust and cruel, and fear that the future one is no better. Again there are those who do not wish to die, and their desire for immortality is merely the expression of this wish...
...line in Indian file. He insisted that the ships should keep just four hundred yards apart. They straggled for a few days, when the admiral began to send disagreeable messages which touched the officers' pride, until they all decided to do what he wished. As soon as he found that they had learned to keep their distance he began to put them through every imaginable evolution until they were able to perform with perfect accuracy...
...been found necessary to hold another competition for the position of manager of the Freshman baseball team. All men wishing to try for the position should report in Holworthy 22 this evening at 9 o'clock...