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...meeting of the graduates and present members of the Nine, held in Boston on Thursday, November 7, addresses were made by President Ernst and Captain Thayer, which were enthusiastically received, the prospects for the coming year were fully discussed, and regarded as extremely promising. Robert Winsor, '80, was unanimously elected Captain to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Wright. Jireh Swift, '79, was elected Manager for the coming year...
Captain Bancroft does not regard the University eight as the champion college crew of America, neither does he wish the English colleges to look upon us as champions. Cornell now holds the championship, though her present crew is by no means identical with the crew that won in 1876. On the other hand Harvard has good reason to believe that her crew of 1878 would make a good race with any college eight that can be got together and trained before next summer. It is the desire of our crew to row against Cornell and any other colleges that...
...Harvard was beaten by Cornell, both Freshman and University, in 1875 and 1876, and in the Fresh man match of 1878. But her present crew has never been beaten. They defeated Yale and Columbia in 1877, and Yale in 1878, and are acknowledged by all judges of rowing to be one of the best collegiate crews ever seen in America. The history of the crew is unparalleled in the annals of University oarsmen. Bancroft rowed in the Freshman crew of 1875, Bancroft and Jacobs in the University crew of 1876 and in the match with Yale; seven of the eight...
...account of its accuracy and perfect fairness. We question, however, whether the room selected for the meeting, though the same in which previous class elections have been held, is the most convenient in size and shape for that purpose. It necessitates, when a class is as large as the present, much crowding, confusion, and delay at the polls. The earnestness of the Committee to secure an open election, and their zeal in urging such an election upon their classmates, need no higher praise than the universal satisfaction at the result they did so much towards securing...
...challenge from Cornell was read, and all present favored accepting it providing they would row at New Haven, as it would be impossible for us to row at Owasco Lake should we go to England; moreover, it is the custom for the challenged party to have the choice of place...