Word: five
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...southern trip, the University team has been coming along nicely and there has been a general improvement in the work. There is lots of life in the team, and the men are beginning to play with a little more confidence. The hitting has been exceptionally good, no less than five of the players having percentages close to 300 or over; and on the bases the men are doing better. Currier's catching is as energetic and effective as formerly and his throwing is excellent. Briggs fits in splendidly at first and fields his position well, and McCall and Simons around...
...about ten years since the last Freshman debate with Yale was held--the last of a series of five or six joint debates. They were discontinued then largely because they were not of sufficient merit to justify their existence. The speakers were inadequately coached and did not reflect the Harvard method of debating, but rather that in vogue at their preparatory schools...
...decided to affiliate with the National Rifle Association of America, and to endeavor to form a team to take part in the Intercollegiate Rifle Shoot to be held at Creedmore, New York, some time in June under the auspices of the Association. Each team will be composed of five men, who will each shoot two shots for sight and seven for record at ranges of 200, 300, and 500 yards...
...University Shooting Club has secured long range facilities at the Bay State Range, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Candidates will be called out early next week, when a competition will be started for a trophy offered by the National Rifle Association; the five men who make the best scores will be chosen for the match in June...
...meeting of the Massachusetts Senate, held yesterday afternoon, bill number 290 was passed as follows: "Section 1. The exemption from taxation provided by clause third of section five of chapter twelve of the Revised Laws shall not extend to such real estate belonging to any college or university or scientific institution authorized to grant degrees, as is occupied as a residence by an officer of instruction, administration, or government of such college, university or scientific institution,--provided, that nothing herein contained shall subject to taxation any building otherwise exempt, of which less than one-half in extent and value...