Word: motion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Over five hundred men met at Alumni hall and were called to order by Jackson, '90. A motion was offered that the powers of the committee who were to confer with Harvard in football matters should be enlarged to include base ball, boating, and all other branches of college athletics. The sentiment of the meeting was favorable to the motion, which was passed after a short discussion. The meeting then adjourned. The committee, which was recently appointed by President Yeomans of the Yale Foot Ball association, is constituted as follows...
...organization were chosen: president, J. A. Lowell, '91; vice-president, G. T. Goldthwaite, '91; secretary, J. Smith '92. Mr. Cumnock moved that these officers with the captain and manager, J. W. Mariner, '91, form a committee to draft a constitution and appoint a graduate advisory committee. The motion was passed and the meeting adjourned...
...were computed on the same two thirds basis, and the books showed that $2150 was to be divided among 621 members. This fall it was found that the stock had increased, and that although the full dividends could be paid, it would be safer to cut it down. A motion hereupon was made to declare a dividend amounting to 80 per cent. of the amounts already computed, and was passed without any opposition. The business of the society, Professor Ames declared to be in a very satisfactory condition. Last year the business transacted amounted to over...
...association was held in Philadelphia, December 24. Harvard, Pennsylvania, and Haverford were represented. The Harvard delegates were R. D. Brown, '90, A. C. Garrett, Gr., and T. W. Balch, '90. Haverford moved that no player should be allowed to play in intercollegiate games for than five years, but the motion was lost. The following schedule of games was arranged: Haverford vs. Harvard at Haverford, Philadelphia, May 30th; Harvard vs. Pennsylvania at Cambridge, June 4th; Haverford vs. Pennsylvania at Haverford. The election of officers for 1890 resulted as follows President, H. C. Wood, Pennsylvania; vice-president, T. W. Balch, Harvard; secretary...