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...hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission yesterday morning the plans for the dam were discussed at length by engineer Blake and City Engineer Jackson. Mr. Jackson said that the construction of the dam would be beneficial to the upper harbor and would improve the condition of the district about the basin...
Twenty six men came out for the first trial for the Princeton debate in Sever 11 last night. The subject, "Resolved, That Mayor Low should strictly enforce the Excise Law in New York City," was discussed as thoroughly as could be expected in speeches of five minutes in length...
...question "Resolved, That the United States should adopt a system of shipping subsidies." The Seniors will support the negative side of the question and will speak in the following order: R. S. Earle, H. A. Sage and E. E. Smith. The opening speeches will be 12 minutes in length with rebuttal speeches of 5 minutes...
...Latin play, "Eunchus" of Terence, will also be given before the club in March. The play is very long and an English translation will probably be read. As it is divided into nine acts and is composed of the same characters throughout its entire length, there will be two men to impersonate each character, one to take it up during the first few acts and the other to continue it to the end. The committee in charge of both plays is composed of Dr. Rand, Mr. Barry and Mr. Cary...
...propose to contrast minutely the British with the American athletes or to discuss at length their different modes of training. The Americans certainly take great pains in this respect, and work out their methods with mechanical precision, rather too mechanical, perhaps, if it be true as I am told that some men avoid being selected to represent their university in athletic competition on account of the many pleasures which they would have to give up and the laborious training which they would have to undergo. Possibly we train too little, they train too much. The climate no doubt...