Word: cleared
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshman football, and the four 'varsity teams has been eleven thousand dollars. It is a question how much of this large sum has been pure profit divided among the boarding houses where the teams have trained. A very considerable portion, at any rate, of the money has been clear gain for the boarding houses; and by the new plan the teams are to get a little of this profit. Under the old system, our teams have had to support five different boarding places; under the new scheme they will have only one to support. It is no wonder, then, that...
Next Monday the Weld Boat House will be opened for the spring. For some reason or other, the full capacity of the boat house has never been used. Exactly why the men have generously given up their rights to the boat house is not clear. Perhaps they have not seen their own self interest in the matter: perhaps they are not in sympathy with this movement to put athletic sports at Harvard on a broader basis...
There has long been known a catalogue of Aristotle's works none of whose titles correspond with those of his extant works, and this treatise is unquestionably referred to among that class. This fact, together with the clear style of the present work in contrast to Aristotle's usual technical style supports the theory which has often been advanced that the catalogue referred to is one of Aristotle's popular works...
...Fearing, H. A. A., 6 1-4 inches; J. E. Morse, B. A. A., second, 5 feet 11 1 4 inches. The bar was then placed at 6 feet 3 1-4, one inch higher than the world's record, but Fearing was unable to clear it, although he came very near it once, hitting the bar with his shoulder after he was over...
...among other things, it accuses of gross inconsistency the Committee on the Regulation of athletic sports. It says "Why, when the athletic team has been permitted to disport itself outside the hallowed precincts of New England, the base ball nine should not be granted equal privilege is not entirely clear." The article goes on to state that this decision from the Athletic Committee has proved the New England rule to be a mere blind...