Word: breaking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...question. There is a somewhat prevalent impression that the work of the Graduate School has been developed at the expense of Harvard College; but in the Department of Economics, at least, it is perfectly clear that, without a large body of graduate students, undergraduate instruction would practically break down. If during the next five years the number of graduate students in Economics continues to increase at the present rate, the standard of instruction in the undergraduate courses will tend to be raised; whereas if the number should decline to the level of ten years ago, the Department would be unable...
...simple and static, in keeping with the theory that the poem was originally written in imitation of Euripides. To the large chorus have been assigned two lyrical passages which serve to break up the regular rounds of speeches by the three friends and Job's responses. At the beginning of the play occurs a colloquy between the Lord and The Adversary similar to that between Athene and Poseidon in "The Trojan Women" or to that of Apollo and Death in the "Alkestis," and with this is presented Job's calamity as a forceful prologue to the suffering caused later...
...final of the 100-yard dash, and W. Moore '18 was second in the first trial heats of the century, but failed to get into the finals. H. J. Coolidge '16 ran third in the first trial heat of the 120-yard hurdles, but also could not break into a place in the finals...
...chief significance of the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival which starts today is that it may break the present tie between Harvard and Pennsylvania honors in the mile relay, each of which has won the event five times. Not only will it give a general impression of the relative strength of colleges which will compete later in the Intercollegiates, but it will confirm or deny the feasibility of predictions which have been made in track circles regarding the probable outcome of individual events in coming dual meets...
...Charles River seems at last to be about to break up, and the river should be open within a few days. Until that time the crews will continue to row at Lynn, since the accommodations have proved highly satisfactory and an excellent stretch is available for practice. There is, of course, the contingency of rough water at Lynn, but so far the difficulty has not been serious...