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...past few years the meetings have been getting more and more formal; and that last night was marked by a new departure. Nominating speeches were introduced. They had the good point of being short, and some quite pointed...
...Harvard provisional arrangement, we felt that it was only fair to couple with the settlement of the difficulty of this year an arrangement by which diplomatic negotiations with all their attendant evils might be reduced to a minimum hereafter. We pointed out that such an arrangement was only a formal recognition of the existing custom by which Yale and Harvard meet in all the sports every year; that both Universities were left with a free hand as to making engagements with other colleges; that, if Yale objected to the hardship of playing two series of games annually-one with Harvard...
...evening. After receiving the reports of the retiring officers, the Union proceeded to vote for officers. The candidates for president were J. M. Perkins, G. P. Costigan and J. F. Morton, all from '92. Mr. Perkins had a majority on the informal ballot and was elected on the first formal ballot over Mr. Costigan, Mr. Morton having withdrawn. F. W. Dallinger '93 was elected vicepresident and A. B. Keeler '94, secretary and trensurer. After a vote of thanks to President O'Brien and the retiring board of officers the meeting adjourned...
Professor William R. Harper of Yale has sent his formal resignation to the trustees of the university. He will spend a few months in Europe before entering upon his duties as President of the Chicago University...
...matter has been under the charge of W. C. Forbes '92 and Neal Rantoul '92, who have been working on the details of the scheme all the year. About a week ago they got the matter so thoroughly into shape that it was thought ready to receive the formal action of the different athletic teams. Accordingly, a meeting was called of all the 'varsity captains and managers. They appointed the managers of the crew, base ball, foot ball and Mott Haven teams to take charge of the arrangements, and this committee chose J. L. Putnam '92 to act as their...