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There will be a meeting of the senior class this evening, in Holden Chapel, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of taking some action in regard to the class crew...
...athletes is made up of those who give most of their time and energy to boating, base-ball, foot-ball and general gymnastics. Those who take part in these sports are chosen on account of their peculiar fitness for the position to be filled. A candidate for the university crew must possess at the outset a large and vigorous frame, must be especially strong in the back, loins and legs, and have great powers of endurance. These qualifications, we say, must be possessed at the outset, or a man cannot hope for a place in a college or class crew...
...Union, Thursday night, Mr. Lowell gave some interesting facts in regard to the beginnings of various athletic organizations in the college. In 1850 the first University Crew was formed, and in 1850 they rowed their first race with Yale. In 1857 the crew first introduced systematic training. The University Nine was organized in 1863, and ten years later, in 1873, foot-ball and track athletics were introduced. Since then we have been given the lacrosse and cricket teams...
...directors of the Columbia Boat Club are empowered to refuse to permit the crew to row unless sufficient funds are raised within a stated time...
...freshman crew at Columbia has not yet began training...