Word: crosse
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Instantly the crowd parted and drew back upon the sidewalks, shepherded by smiling Japanese policemen. The Imperial family is popularly supposed to be directly descended from the gods. When Hirohito rides forth in his low-slung limousine, the common people consider it almost a sacrilege to cross in front of the Imperial Guard. Hence they scuttled out of the way and stood tiptoeing excitedly...
...social position often take up art. They devote themselves to it as other women devote themselves to needlework, and it makes them happy. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, as all the world knows, took up art some time ago, and took it up not at all as if it were cross-stitch. It became evident that she had talent. Critics acclaimed her; debutantes pressed her hand and murmured, "How fascinating-to dedicate your life to Art." In the course of her extremely active career she has received few rebuffs-but last week one came...
...afternoon was the University long-distance race. This contest was unquestionably conceded to the University at the start, but proved close at the finish. As the track team this year is exceptionally well equipped in distance men, the result proved rather disappointing. Even without Chute, star miler and cross-country man, who did not run because he found the distance too short, the Tech runners gave the University a good fight...
Captain Tibbets was the first runner in this event, and ran away to a 40 yard lead over Kirwin, the Tech representative. He was followed by Haggerty, cross-country captain-elect, whose steady stride brought him ten yards further ahead of Meagher of M. I. T. Kane, the next University man, added another ten yards on Smith, who ran third for Tech. At this time it looked as if the race was to be a walkaway, but Laness, the Tech captain, running fourth, began on the first lap to make up the sixty yards conceded to Watters of the University...
This is the second game ever played between the two teams. The University defeated Holy Cross 35-13 at Worcester four years ago in the first game