Word: excels
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...agreed to sell to the College for $4 per volume and the Corporation gladly accepted the offer as the price was very low. The purchase of the remaining 507 volumes of Professor Storey's law library two years later at less than half cost made the School's library excel in size and completeness the library of any other law school in the world...
...Book Prize Committee, which presents prizes in over 25 New England schools to boys who excel in scholarship and other school activities, is composed of Mr. W. D. Orcutt '92, of Boston, Chairman; Mr. Frederick O. Bartlett '97, of Cambridge; and Mr. A. R. McIntyre '07, of Boston. The scholarship Committee, which administers the $500 New England Federation Scholarship, awarded annually to a man entering the Freshman class, is headed by Mr. L. A. Atwood '83, of Lynn. The other members are Mr. B. C. Stickney '65, of Rutland, Vt., and Mr. L. M. Little '10, of Cambridge...
...team showed up remarkably well considering that it was the first time Coach Wachter's men had met an outside sextet. The team does not excel in any one branch of play, but plays a well-balanced game in all departments. The forward line is fast and when the members have had more experience together they should prove to be a strong combination. The defence is steady and Burden can be relied upon to furnish valuable assistance to the wings with his speed. The shooting, however, still shows chance for improvement in regard to accuracy. The Cambridge Latin team showed...
...work was the chief cause of Williams' downfall, but since then hard practice has made this defect negligible. Each man on the five is a letter man, to whom Coach Shanahan has had to waste no time teaching fundamentals. Captain Beckwith is the steadiest player, and he and Fargo excel in the short, quick passing game. Wightman is a power in the offensive. Beckwith may not be in the line-up this evening since he has lately been suffering from a nervous breakdown...
...most of the predictions of experts. There were many reasons for this. In the first place, they were members, of a picked team from Great Britain's two most ancient and best-known universities, selected to compete against Cornell's best. Cross-country and distance running, moreover, is par excellence the Englishman's specialty. We excel in the dashes, hurdles and field events--contests in which a high degree of nervous energy is required for a short period of time. The Britisher, on the other hand, has usually excelled in events which require stamina, endurance and long training. Of such...