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...motion was passed that a committee of three is appointed by the chair to audit the accounts of the treasure; the executive committee was also authorized to deal with the recommendations of President Coolidge relative to betting by members of the association. A detailed analysis of the treasurer's report will be published later...
...election of officers resulted as follows, all the nominees being chosen by acclamation: President, A. T. French, '85; vice-president, G. L. Winthrop, '86; secretary, F. S. Parker, '86; treasurer, W. R. Wilson, '86. On motion of Mr. Hansen, '85, the following resolutions were passed by the club...
...motion of Mr. Hansen, it was decided to tender a complimentary dinner to the crew. Mr. Storrow, '85, captain of the crew, made a few remarks on the subject of training, and asked for the moral as well as the financial support of the college. Mr. Sexton, '84, spoke of the difficulty of obtaining proper financial support, and expressed his surprise at the smallness of the meeting. On motion of Mr. Sexton it was decided that the executive committee should have full power to act on matters of minor importance. After cheering the crew and Captain Storrow, and passing resolutions...
...cure. Mr. Foster, '80, called attention to the evils felt by former classes who did not have the benefit of professional trainers. Enthusiastic applause was given to every expression of emphatic disapproval of the faculty's action. It was impossible to mistake the tone of the meeting. On motion tellers were appointed to take the opinion of those leaving the hall after adjournment on the action of the meeting. Only one was found who stated that he did not consider himself bound by the votes taken at the meeting...
...mutterings against the senior societies, which have been making themselves vaguely heard during the year, came to a head last Friday in a meeting of the senior class. A motion was made that the senior society system "creates a social aristocracy, exercises an undue influence in college politics, fosters a truckling and cowering disposition among the lower classes, creates dissensions and enmity in every class, alieniates the affections of the graduates from the college, stifles the full expression of college sentiment by its control of the college press," and therefore that the class of '84 condemns the system...