Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...points, took last place. The most exciting race of the afternoon was the two-mile run, in which R. St. B. Boyd '14 and F. H. Blackman '14 ran a "dual" race, the former winning by inches over the latter, who in turn was about '75 or 100 yards ahead of C. Southworth '15, the next man. In the 440-yard dash W. A. Barron, Jr., '14, ran a beautiful race, securing a small lead at the start which he gradually increased, finishing up with a strong sprint at the finish about six yards ahead of the second...
Last year the 1916 fielding candidates held their first workout on February 28, a month ahead of the 1917 men. The battery candidates, however, have been at work for six weeks, and are in comparatively good shape. The following men were retained after the cut several weeks ago: Appleton, Ashley, Babcock, Barker, Cummings, Garritt, Hickey, and Willcox...
...annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities will take place today on the Thames river, England. The course is four miles long lying between Putney and Mortlake. The Cambridge eight is picked to win by most of the English experts, although Oxford finished three-quarters of a length ahead last year. This race is a historical event, having been originated in 1840, before the introduction of outriggers and sliding seats. Since that time Oxford has won 38 times and Cambridge 30, with one dead heat and five years in which no races were rowed...
...form in frequent inquiries from employers concerning men that may be available in the graduating class. Positions are secured for practically all graduates, though the school does not promise this. Every graduate is practically assured a fair chance to prove his fitness for executive work, and to be put ahead if he 'makes good.' The professorship of banking and finance has been made permanent by the gift of endowment from a business man, Mr. Edmund C. Converse, of New York. The Harvard Corporation, as well as the business supporters of the school, consider that it has passed from experiment...
Today is the last day to fulfill the agreements made last spring when pledges for the new gymnasium were signed. The Sophomores lead in the amount pledged and in order to keep the class ahead these pledges must be paid. The committee wishes to give all men a chance to make good their pledges and has decided to give this final notice. But to let the class know who the delinquent members are, the committee has decided to post the names publicly, of all the men who signed pledges and did not pay them...