Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...definite shape in 1902, when a committee of alumni was formed to consider the matter. Plans were drawn and approved by the Cambridge Board of Survey, but the City Government refused to consider the matter on the ground of expense. At present, the Cambridge Park Commission is heartily in favor of the scheme, not only as a beautifying improvement to the city, but as a source of increased income which would result from the higher taxes along the boulevard...
...Freshmen have so far played and won five games, defeating the winners of the upper class series and several strong preparatory school teams. The University team has greatly improved recently in speed and team play. Because of its better condition, greater experience and weight, the chances are in favor of the University team, but the game should be a close...
...field goal of the game on an easy chance and Broun shortly afterwards increased Harvard's lead by a long spectacular side shot. Halliday scored Princeton's only field goal in the first half. The score at the end of the period was 10 to 6 in Harvard's favor...
...match resulted in favor of the Juniors, the score being 2 to 1. Aggressiveness made up for lack of team play and the game was very closely contested. All the scoring was done in the first half, in which the Juniors played the better game. In the second half the puck was carried up and down the rink continuously, but neither team could overcome its opponent's defense...
...there is a kind of absurd orderliness in nonsense. In the story "Getting Agnes," by J. L. Warren '08, there is not enough drawing of character to make one willing to forgive the commonplaceness of the theme. Perhaps it is the attitude of the pedagogue that prejudices me in favor of the Professor, who is not as absurd as he should be to make me sympathize with the decorative Junior. "The Derelict," the one lapse into seriousness in the number, although crude, has promising strength. The author might read Joseph Conrad to advantage. "The Strength Test," by S. Ervin...