Word: forward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...with Especial Reference to New York Politics," said that even as a defeated reform candidate, he felt able to say the conditions are still very far from hopeless. The very fact that our form of government has thus far been a failure in the case of cities, has brought forward problems for the educated man to solve. He then showed that the great size of New York makes the combat against evil particularly interesting. Mr. Hinrichs then narrated the history of Brooklyn politics since 1881, as a good example of how upright men with high ideals have succeeded. He told...
...second half Harvard kept the same line-up. Pennsylvania changed McCrudden to forward and Hayes went in at centre. The play began slowly on both sides, but Pennsylvania soon took the aggressive and scored four baskets from the floor in quick succession. From this time to the end of play Harvard was kept on the defensive. The forwards, although they played well on the offense, still showed a tendency to neglect their guards when the ball changed hands. Pennsylvania made two long and rather fortunate baskets at this period which gave them a lead they were able to keep until...
During the last few months lectures have been given by prominent lawyers on law practice. Although intended especially for members of the Law School, these unacademic talks on the conditions which a lawyer must meet in actual practice have interested all who look forward to law as a life-work. It seems as if the same idea might be carried further and lead to a series of lectures on the various professions, before the undergraduates. If representatives of the various professions open to college men could tell, in a more or less informal way, about the advantages and disadvantages...
...following improvements for Soldiers Field, submitted by Professor Hollis, were approved: A new cricket crease is to be built on the field. Work on the new running track in the Stadium is to be pushed forward as well as it can be under the weather conditions. Arrangements for the new baseball diamond and stands are to be made as soon as possible and work on the stands is to be begun immediately, utilizing the steel frames of the old football stands...
Harvard failed to meet at once the fundamental argument of the affirmative, though by the close of the debate they met it as fully as it could be met. On the other hand, Yale put forward its essential contention at once and held consistently to it throughout the debate...