Word: contest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...student shall take part in any public athletic contest without the previous permission of the Director of the Gymnasium, based upon such physical examination as he may require...
...Monroe, who won the half-mile walk in fine style; H. S. Grew, who won his heat and got second in the final of the 250 yards hurdle; C. J. Paine, who got second in the high kick; while J. Shea, the winner of the shot-putting contest and C. H. Brewer, brother of the foot ball captain and winner of second prize in the 300 yards run will enter Harvard in the class of '97. The Roxbury Latin winners who will be Harvard men this fall are J. W. Edson, who won the 300 yards run; M. D. Dunning...
...light, from 120 lbs. to 140 lbs., middle, from 140 lbs. to 160 lbs., heavy, over 160 lbs). Pole vault, shot putting, high jump, fencing, 30 yards run, 30 yards hurdle race. In the first meeting there will be the preliminary bouts in sparring, wrestling and fencing, shot putting contest, and the 30 yards run (handicap), all of which are open only to members of the University. At the second meeting will be the final bouts in sparring, wrestling and fencing, and the following invitation events...
...hoped the time would come when ministers would find their texts in their own hearts. "Suffer hardship with me as a good Soldier of Jesus Christ." This military conception was a favorite with Paul, and he also took many figures of speech from athletic contests. Life is a struggle from beginning to end. Man must work to get his daily bread, man must work for intellectual supremacy, and man must work for spiritual supremacy. In this spiritual contest Jesus Christ is, by divine fitness, the leader. The essential qualities for this struggle are courage, obedience and discipline. Physical courage...
...wholly inadvisable to ask students to go away from home to witness a ball contest except in case of tie. Then the interest would be so great that they would be attracted in numbers...