Word: avoidance
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team who has shown himself, in the course of training, to be unfit for the contest. Under the present system the coach is in danger of being blamed for shortcomings, on the part of the members of the team, which he cannot avoid...
Professor Wendell says: "On the question of the adoption by Harvard of the uniform entrance examinations my judgement, in a word, would be to 'avoid entangling alliances.' I think that the efficiency of the English Department has been lowered by every attempt made to adjust its standards to those of other colleges or the secondary schools...
While desiring to avoid publicity in the matter, I find it necessary to state that the communication which appeared in the CRIMSON Wednesday did not represent all the correspondents of Boston papers...
...Senior election for First, Second and Third Marshals, Secretary, Orator, Poet, Ivy Orator, Odist and Chorister, will be held today between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. in the CRIMSON office, 1304 Massachusetts avenue. Men are requested to come between hours as much as possible to avoid the rush just after lectures. In voting for Marshals the following rule should be borne in mind...
...avoid the necessity of frequently adjudicating games play will be started this year at 1 o'clock instead of 2, and will continue, as before, until 6. Unfinished games will be resumed in the evening at 8 and continue until 10. Mr. H. Helms and Mr. E. Delmar of the Manhattan Chess Club will be adjudicators and Dr. L. B. Broughton will be the director of the match...