Word: firms
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University crew begins final training this afternoon for the race with Yale, which will be rowed on the Thames just four weeks from today. It is no use denying that the defeat by Cornell was a keen disappointment to every undergraduate, made especially so by a firm belief that the crew was absolutely unbeatable, but in spite of this set-back, the chances for victory on July 1 are still apparently bright. The University crew seems to be essentially a four-mile combination, lacking the ability to sprint which wins the shorter race, and its strength and staying power...
...quality and variety of the food being changed to suit the tastes of the students. If everyone will state fully what he does not like in the present system and what changes he would like to see made, the Committee may be able to establish the institution on a firm basis again...
...adequate gymnasium, and we are beginning to believe that something definite may be accomplished soon. The Bulletin believes that the Corporation should be the first to act and should "appoint a committee of graduates and undergraduates to investigate the question." The Illustrated, armed with plans drawn up by a firm of Boston architects, suggests that the undergraduates, by starting subscriptions, launch a movement that will soon get the support of the graduates. Both ideas are alike in that they demand prompt action on the matter. With this view we heartily agree, for the members of the University have...
...University crew management has recently announced the receipt of a gift of a new eight oared shell from Mrs. Robert L. Bacon of New York. The order has just been placed with George Sims and Son of Putney, England, the same firm which has made several shells for the crew. The new shell will arrive in time for the intercollegiate races late in the spring...
...scene of the first act is laid in a plain near Babylon. Queen Semiramais of Egypt is visiting King Nimrod at the time when the tower of Babel is nearing completion, but which has been delayed by disputes between the builders, the firm of Hem and Haw. King Nimrod with difficulty evades the blandishments of the queen. The scene of the second act is laid at the bast of the tower of Babel. Hem and Haw settle their differences and attempt to complete the tower when they are frustrated by that famous catastrophe. The nation of Babylon is disorganized...