Word: contested
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...attract crowds from the Intercollegiates on Soldiers Field by a display of the best tennis which has been offered spectators at Divinity Courts this season. Yale's number one man and captain. Charles Watson III, promises to give the University leader, J. F. W. Whitbeck '27, a stiff contest in the lead-off match. The rest of the University team will line up as follows: singles, G. H. Perkins '26, L. H. Gordon '27, P. M. Lenhart '27. L. O. Pratt '26, and W. T. Smith '26; doubles, Whitbeck and Gordon. Lenhart and Smith, Perkins and Pratt...
...Charles River Basin in years. Last year, it is true, four crews battled over the course early in May; but without disparaging Pennsylvania's rowing prestige in the slightest, it can be said that the substitution of this year's Navy crew for the Pennsylvania eight makes today's contest of more importance and interest than last year's race between Penn, Harvard, Cornell...
...diner will receive a certificate setting forth achievements in former meets. After a number of songs led by Henry McDevitt of Dartmouth, the Veterans' Division will be organized. Speeches, mainly reminiscent in character will be succeeded by the solemn process of making out the dope sheet for tomorrow's contest...
...fullness of his years, out of the wisdom of an abundant life, Dr. Eliot comforts himself, and all of us, with a paradox. He finds, and says, that the "essence of the fun of life" is "contest without conflict." Paradox or no paradox, the philosophy is sound. Incidentally, Dr. Eliot applies the idea to the relations between capital and labor. In this field, warfare is vastly--it might be totally--unprofitable. No doubt so long as some men work for wages that other men pay, there will be a contest of interests. But the conflict of men, the clash...
...will always turn to that Foundation, and will distrust disturbance. There is also movement there is progress, there is change, there is dynamic and creative thought there is new hope. In this wholly forward direction the minds and souls of other men will always turn. Is there a contest between the two ideas? Very likely; but why should there be conflict between those who entertain them, since both sides admit the principle? There is no sound reason for such conflict. The thought of our time, let it lead in one direction or the other, is sincere. It seeks the truth...