Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...higher scholarship. We believe that the greatest effect on the scholarship standard will be secured only when the prod is applied long before the men reach college, but we believe as firmly that a good deal can be done after they get there. If the Senior advisers, realizing as almost every Senior does that he is here to study, would seriously impress that idea upon their wards, we are confident that the result would be gratifying. Many upperclassmen can remember the respect which they had for their advisers' suggestions, though some of the sophisticated may have smiled in their sleeves...
...home of the Boston Harvard Club is rapidly approaching completion, the exterior work being almost finished and the interior construction being well under way. It is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy in November, thus rendering it available as a headquarters for Harvard men at the time of the big football games...
...crews had an even start at the Cottage Farm bridge, Yale rowing 38 and Harvard about 28. At that rate almost throughout the race, the visiting crew easily drew away from the Harvard eight, and at no time was the outcome in doubt. Even at the finish, with Yale far in the lead, Harvard failed to raise the stroke and shorten the distance between the two shells...
...securing first and second Harvard might have tied the score, or, by winning all three places might have won. Tied for second place, W. B. Adams '13 and R. Tower '15, hurled themselves headlong toward the tape after Cornell, Adams going head over heels and almost into the board fence...
...Almost anyone will admit that bodily exercise is the necessary complement of mental activity, yet there has always remained the valid objection that college athletics are for the few. When the Harvard and Yale class crews meet for the first time on the Basin this afternoon, a big step toward the removal of the objection will be made. Perhaps the most pleasant side of the race, however, is its friendly informality. Strange as it may seem, the Yale crew will race in a Harvard boat, and we hope that it will be properly welcomed and entertained by the Harvard oarsmen...