Word: availed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...students entitled to avail themselves of this privilege will be selected by Professor Hanus. In making the selection, preference will be given to graduate students without experienced in teaching; and it is expected that each student will teach not less than two nor more than six periods per week for about half a year...
...further agreed that as many Cambridge teachers shall be admitted without charge to a course in Harvard University or Radcliffe College each year as there are students teaching in the schools of Cambridge, as long as this agreement remains in force. The teachers who are entitled to avail themselves of this privilege will be appointed by the superintendent of schools of Cambridge. The course or courses to which these teachers may be admitted are either those given during term time or in the Summer School...
...first few minutes had proved that Harvard could score around the cadets' weak ends, every other time the ball came into Harvard's possession, the backs were sent into the line. The practice thus gained was of special value, as line plays and not end plays are of most avail against the strong teams to come. In the first part of the game the West Point line forced Harvard to exert every effort to gain by these straight dive plays, but as they weakened in the second half, cleaner play in the Harvard back-field would have insured a larger...
...second eleven, Burnett again played a strong game and was the one steady point in the line. In offensive work, however, the second was unable to make any gains. Even punting was of no avail, for the backs of the first usually eluded the second's ends and ran back to the place from which the ball was kicked...
This plan has been adopted in order that the team may avail itself of the decided advantage of playing games as early in the season as possible...