Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...POLE VAULT.J. W. Dudley and Craig each cleared 8 feet 3 inches; then both failed at 8 feet 6 inches, and the bar was put down to 8 feet 3 inches, which height Dudley failed to clear on a second trial. The event consequently went to Craig...
...clock on Saturday, and "lump" some of the events, so that several of the more tedious exhibitions, (as throwing the hammer, putting the shot, the mile races, and c.) come together. If the events are started promptly, and consolidated in this way, the field could be left clear by 4 P.M. Those wishing to buy tickets for both the sports and the game, could do so at the beginning by an easily made arrangement between the B. B. A., and the H. A. A. The freshman nine deserves all the recognition possible at the hands of the college, for they...
...recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Virginia tax-coupon cases. The Nation says that this decision while "it is in accord with the principles of justice," yet practically "marks a revolution in constitutional construction." Dr. Taussig has made the study of constitutional questions very interesting by his clear and concise statement of the arguments and principles of constitutional construction. These cases do not really come into the work of History 13, yet as they involve rules of construction and the decision modifies previous decisions, it would seem that Dr. Taussig would confer a great favor...
...however, intend to conine ourselves in any strict sense to literary subjects. In the Finance Club, the Historical Club, the Philosophical Club, and the various other organizations of the college, as well as in the graduate schools, we believe that work is being done which, if written in clear and good form, is well worth publication. Our aim will be to represent the best thought of the university, as well as the best purely literary work. It may be well to add that while the Literary Monthly is founded primarily for undergraduates, we shall endeavor to publish in each issue...
...real religion. But the opinion that truth did not find a Master in Christ wholly superior to all Jewish error is solely the result of not sifting the sources of our knowledge of Christ. Hesitating to handle the Bible as boldly as Christ himself did, and to clear away from his unique figure the mass of erroneous accretions of all sorts which inferior disciples are responsible for Unitarians in both England and America are in the absurd position of sacrificing Cnrist to Paul and Matthew...