Word: finish
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There is an increasing number of students every year who finish their college work in three years. Many of those prefer to wait a year and graduate with their own class. They take their first year in the Law School or some other graduate department. Yet they, if they have previously had a room in the Yard will be forced to give it up at the time when they would most value it: namely their own Class Day. If they have never had a Yard room, they are now debarred from one during their Senior year, when the associations...
...Cornell team won first place in the intercollegiate cross country run held at Morris Park, New York, on Wednesday afternoon. By the method of scoring, points are counted against each college according to the relative order in which the first four men of its team finish, among all competitors, and the college against which fewest points are charged wins the meet. Against Cornell 24 points were scored; against Yale, 30; against Pennsylvania, 53; against Harvard, 59; and against Princeton and Columbia, 75 and 111, respectively. A. C. Bowen, of Pennsylvania, made the best individual record, finishing in 35 minutes flat...
...cross country meet to be held at New York on Wednesday, November 26, have been made by Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania. Each college has the right to enter fifteen men, seven of whom are allowed to compete. The first team to have four of its members finish wins the run, and a gold medal is awarded to each man on the team. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the members of the teams which finish second and third. In addition to the team medals, three other medals, of gold, silver, and bronze, are awarded...
...year has been good and very abundant. A large number of men were retained at the first trials and these have been gradually cut down. The trials, however, were held rather later than usual and the time has necessarily been limited for coaching the men and their singing lacks finish. The club has been coached by Mr. G. L. Osgood...
...first mile. At the half-mile the Weld was about a length-ahead of the Newell, which was rowing a stroke of 32. After passing the bridge the Newell stroke dropped to 30 and the Weld crew began to gain. About half a mile from the finish, however, the Newell crept up until it was only a few feet behind, but the Weld made another gain and finished a quarter of a length ahead, in 10 minutes and 6 seconds. In the first part of the race the Weld time was unsteady, but after passing the bridge, it improved...