Word: familiarity
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...days when Yale used to win most of her games from Harvard, the Harvard sneer at Yale for making such a serious matter of her sports was very familiar. Harvard used to say, and try to believe, that play ought not to be made such grim work. Now that conditions are reversed, the attitude toward football, assumed or real, is reversed also. Yale takes some satisfaction in saying that Hinkey has made the game enjoyable to his men anyhow. On the other hand it is evident that Harvard now makes as serious a matter of its sports as Yale used...
Members of the University will have an excellent chance to become familiar with the geography of the warring European countries in the series of five lectures that is to be given by the Department of Geology and Geography. The first lecture is Monday afternoon...
...Seton is widely known as an author, his works on animal life and the Boy Scout work being familiar to everyone...
...late, however, to evince an interest in Professor Lichtenberger's new series of lectures at the Lowell Institute, on "Le Drame Musicale Francais Contemporain." The combination of an important topic of the French theatres and an interpreter of high critical standards who is thoroughly familiar with his subject should change indifference to interest. It may or may not be our fault that we show little curiosity in "Nietzsche"; we are certainly to blame if we miss hearing of an art that touches a great part of the French people, and is universal in its influence...
...that heavy academic penalties will be visited upon him, the undergraduate should keep all his appointments. The discipline is practically relaxed for students in good standing Saturday. But today and Monday it is not and cutting then is sure to be attended with dire results. Freshmen who are not familiar with this regulation should note it and heed...