Word: broadness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Johnson, originally from McGill, won the 440. All three received their "blues."* In addition, B. M. Baker, of Virginia and Oxford, and W. E. Stevenson, of Princeton and Oxford, placed third in the 440 and broad jump, respectively. They got half-blues. The meet was a tie, each team scoring five firsts...
...schedule was already difficult, but the Dean won. The trip was made in 24 hours with a buffet car lunch and a sleeping car after the game, and before a holiday crowd Harvard lost. Harvard's action was much appreciated, however, and this incident is typical of the broad attitude with which Dean Briggs approached his difficult task. I believe that the improved relations with other colleges in general can largely be traced to Dean Briggs...
...Haven, Conn., March 30--"Dean Briggs represents more than anyone else the present high spirit of sportsmanship in intercollegiate athletics. His sane judgements, unerring fairness, and broad charity have through many years formed a sound basis of friendship between Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. His character and personality alone have been ample insurance against serious misunderstanding, and no other man has in equal degree the personal love and respect of the members of all three Universities. I cannot overstate the regret and sense of loss which his retirement will cause here at Yale...
...group of pole vaulters which drilled in the cage last night is fully as inexperienced as the weight throwers. The most promising prospects are men recruited from other events--R. L. Hyatt '24, a broad jumper; M. M. Atwater '26; and W. D. Mogey, a high jumper. L. O. Combs '26 who won his numerals against Yale last year is the only member of the squad who has held a vaulting pole in his hands before this year...
...minister's interests" he continued are as broad as humanity; every day he meets new problems; every day he deals with men and women, who are in difficulty or in sorrow, or who need a helping hand to lift them out of life's temptations. And each time he gets a new slant on life and on his fellowmen; each time his sympathy and interest in mankind is rekindled and revivified...