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...College grounds and buildings have lately been put under the protection of policemen...
...students will stop breaking the glass in the entry windows, steam is to be put into East, West, and Reunion Halls. The last year's bill for glass...
...sign, "Reporters and Loafers are Warned from Here," was put up for these reasons: Reporters and newspaper men had annoyed and hindered us about our training by their impertinent questions, and had, moreover, written insulting and abusive articles on the crew and its members. Reporters came to our boat-house and interrupted us when we were busy, instead of coming to our quarters, as they should, when we were unemployed...
Therefore, these annoyances becoming so serious that they were beginning to interfere with our chances of success, we put up the sign for the purpose of getting rid of a nuisance, intending to take other steps if necessary...
...sign was put up by my orders, and was regarded as a matter of necessity and expediency. It was of course a bold thing to do in the face of a frowning press, but they obliged us to do it to save ourselves...