Word: difficultly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...should win the meet with a total of 43 points; Dartmouth should capture 40 points for second honors, with Cornell third, only seven point behind. The Crimson runners are generally granted the superiority over their two rivals in the track events, but by how wide a margin it is difficult to conjecture. Cornell, as usual, is powerful in the field events; Dartmouth may be ranked a fairly close second; but the University is a poor third. The outcome of the clash would, therefore, seem to depend entirely on the final event on the schedule, the mile relay. The Crimson quartet...
...attempt at pronosticating the outcome of such a meet is difficult. This year it is all the more so, as Saturday's clash is shrouded in mystery by the dust of the "dark horses", who have it in their power to overturn the calculations of the dopesters and cast the margin of victory in favor of the outsiders. Unexpected Indian performances, cutting into the total of Cornell points, coupled with unforseen exhibitions by unheralded Harvard athletes may well give the University the edge necessary for a fifth victory. Upsets in the mile and two mile events in particular will change...
...reason for the change was that the two operettas under consideration "Proserpina", produced in 1895 and "Branglebunk--A Weary Wanderers Woeful Wooing" of 1896, were judged too difficult for the present facilities of the club...
...which due to its comparative novelty has many apparent defects, nevertheless many overlook the crux of the problem. If the main weakness in the system lies in a popular misconception of the value of a college education and even further academic work for a doctorate, it will indeed be difficult to change the ideas of approximately one hundred and twenty million people. The solution must as a result be found by the colleges and carried out by a more intelligent method of raising the standards of admission...
...third chukker Captain Moore, of the Brigade team, made a difficult angle goal, through the air, and T. B. Glynn '29, after losing his stick, rode to the sidelines for another, galloping back in time to make a fine save...