Word: burden
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...lack of capable backfield substitutes at Tufts is still bothering the coaches, though the burden was lightened somewhat yesterday by the appearance of Keefe, last year a star at Dean Academy. The new man was in Doane's place at full-back part of the time and played brilliantly. He is heavy and fast, fights hard and possesses a great deal of football sense. The reappearance of Brown, last year's varsity tackle, was also hailed with joy by the coaches. He immediately took his old place in the line...
...canvass of undergraduates for contribution to the Swimming Pool Fund 1918 has not yet been asked to shoulder its part of the burden. Since the time before the close of college was not sufficient to make possible a complete canvass of this class, the members of which are remotely situated in Cambridge, the 1918 committee decided to postpone its collection...
...concrete structures. the university to be absolutely certain summoned several engineers form New York and Philadelphia to Inspect the stadium. They verified the report that there was no structural weakness. In addition to this tests were made which indicates that the stands were capable of bearing as great a burden as they were planned to sustain when built...
...held in trust by the Bazaar, has been discouragingly small, the amount contributed at the end of the third day being under twenty dollars. In the three days, that remain before the money must be sent to New York, it does not seem to be imposing too great a burden on the University to expect Harvard's contribution will be at least a hundred dollars...
This set of examinations has been established, not in order to place an additional burden upon candidates for the A.B., but for the purpose of securing better correlation of the student's work, encouraging better methods of study, and furnishing a more adequate test of real power and attainment. To this end students are being assigned special tutors, who will guide men in their respective fields of study, assist them in co-ordinating the knowledge derived from different courses, and stimulate in them the reading habit...