Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...benefit of new members of the University the CRIMSON publishes the conditions under which the University tennis courts may be used. There are almost sixty courts connected with the University, of which about thirty-five are on Jarvis Field, behind Pierce Hall, seven on Holmes Field, behind Langdell Hall, and the rest on Soldiers Field. Courts may be engaged for an hour, at the end of which they may be re-engaged for half an hour. A charge of ten cents an hour for each player is made for the use of the courts, but members of the University...
When elected by Congress to his present position Huerta was at once officially recognized by 26 of the 27 states and territories, and he held undisputed power for five days till Madero's death. He has since done his best to pacify the republic, the opposition being almost wholly due to bandits, among whom are the detested Zapata and Villa, and Madero's brother-in-law, Carranza. The country is much quieter now than it has been for some time, and a peaceful election is looked for on October...
...Almost the entire afternoon of yesterday on Soldiers Field was devoted to developing defensive play in teams A and B of the football squad. Both when lined up against the University and against the substitutes, the second team kept the ball for long periods. Team A registered two touchdowns against the second team, these being the only scores of the afternoon. Team B failed to show aggressiveness, and was again almost scored upon by the seconds...
...against its open plays. Though the line is not yet as strong as could be wished, it has tightened up within the last two days so that the gains of the seconds on plunges are becoming smaller. Against forward passes, the University was particularly effective, sizing up the plays almost before they were under way, and invariably spoiling them...
...might be to lose their balance in enthusiasm for the practical, intense nature of the work. "Do not try to get the experience of manhood all at once. Remember that the Master you all follow, who gave his life to social service, led in his early years, an almost unrecorded life." Settlement work has great value as a laboratory course, complementary to academic theory, and if it is modestly and moderately pursued cannot fail to make the undergraduate "a better student and a larger...