Word: among
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Among those who are already scheduled to speak are Mr. Dan Poling, the associate president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, and President Murlin of Boston University. The former has just returned to this country from work behind the lines in France...
Robert Todd Lincoln '64, son of Abraham Lincoln, has contributed the sum of $20,000 in securities to the University toward its $10,000,000 Endowment Fund. For the present the active campaign to raise that endowment from among University alumni has been suspended because of the war, but contributions are still being received...
...second place, there are traces of the enemy spirit which we have left in ourselves. Profiteering, for example, is the chief representative among us of the German idea,--the very thing we are fighting against. There is probably less profiteering in America in this war than in any other we have ever fought, and more fine examples of sacrifice of personal interest on the part of large business. What we have chiefly got to do is to clear out the last remnant of the old evil. This can best be done by treating a few conspicuous examples as traitors...
...Davison is already laying plans for the organization of interdormitory choruses. If the class decides to hold the usual festivities, candidates from the different halls will be called at once to practice under leaders chosen from among their numbers. Occasional hours of practice for the whole Freshman Glee Club will be held under Dr. Davison in person, though he will also superintend all the choruses indirectly...
...runners as Princeton, promises to furnish a strong team. G. F. Sweeney recently broke the indoor pole vault record by clearing 12 feet 2 inches, tying with Myers of Dartmouth. F. P. Heffelfinger, in the 440, and D. Aikenhead, in the 880, can be relied on to come in among the first in their respective events. Altogether, the Elis would appear to have a well-balanced team for the coming season...