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...mass meeting last evening was called to order by B. W. Trafford, as President of the Senior Class. Mr. H. H. White was introduced and explained that the graduate committee in charge of the improvement of Soldier's Field have already collected about $47,000 from graduates, and that they have applied to the undergraduates to raise $3000, not wishing to begin work on the field until they have $50,000 in their hands. He also recommended that the sum be collected by committees elected from the four classes. A nominating committee consisting of Vail, Frothingham, Thompson, and Waters, captains...
...proposed measure would amount to practical prohibition: No. Am. R. vol. 152, p. 27 (Jan. '91); Pub. Op. xiv. 298 (Dec. 31. '92). - (a) Total prohibition would be impossible: Pol. Sci. Q. iii. 420; Pub. Op. iii. 250. - (b) Impossible to collect the tax: Forum, xiii, 366 (May, '92) - (c) It would debar families from immigrating. - (d) Immigration is self regulating: Forum. xiv. 606; No, Am. R. Ixxxii. 251, 259; Ap. Am. Cyc. vi. 578-579; No. Am. vol. 134. p. 348: Pol. Sci. Q. iii. 50; (e) Opposition to immigration comes largely from foreigners themselves; (f) Prohibition would...
...Harvard Camera Club has decided to postpone its fall exhibit till January 9, 10 and 11. This will give members and others, an opportunity to collect, during the holidays, such pictures as they can not now get hold of, but would like to exhibit. It is hoped that all members of the University will bear this in mind, and help the club toward a successful exhibition, by giving it their attention and support...
...time that the two barges drew up in front of Leavitt & Peirce's at quarter of three the crowd had all ready begun to collect; and when the team began to take their seats, the cheers which greeted them came from a crowd that blocked the whole street. The cheering was led by Gardner Perry from the steps of one of the barges. After cheering every man on the team, "three big ones" were given for Arthur Cumnock and Perry Trafford. The substitutes, the captain of the second eleven, J. H. Sears, Cranston, Crosby and Dr. Conant were all cheered...
...professorship of Pacific Coast History has been established at Leland Stanford Jr. University. A great deal of matter is said to be scattered throughout California, written and printed in several languages, bearing upon the early settlement of the country and its traditions. The object of the professorship is to collect and preserve these, and, presumably, to present a continuous picture of such history to future classes...