Word: forwards
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...school men, remain disunited. So with every advantage on their side, private school graduates condemn studies, and in their desire to be great little men, go out for competitions. Then when they attain distinction in extra-curriculum activities, they consider themselves the prominent undergraduates of Harvard College, and look forward to seeing their splendid achievements carefully enumerated in the newspapers when they become engaged, or inherit family, money. Not only is the whole system of competitions highly conventional, but the competitions themselves are just as much so. A candidate does exactly what scores of candidates have done before...
...Freshman team, who refereed the game, made several innovations in the rules. A system of foul penalties was adopted by which a free shot was given from the safety line to the opponents of a man caught holding the ball or falling of it. It was also decided that forward passing should be allowed only within certain zones...
Prospects for a successful season on the ice next year are unusually bright, although the entire first string forward line of Beals, Hodder, and Austin graduate, together with Chase, strongest of the Crimson defense players. Coach Bigelow will have a nucleus of 10 letter men among the returning players around which he will build next year's team. In addition, Coach Dempsey will turn over another undefeated Freshman sextet eligible for its first year of University play...
...prepared by an expert on the subject. It is hoped that they will both enlighten and hearten the alumni. No graduate who understands the present greatness of Harvard will be shaken in his allegiance by temporary disappointments, however grievous they may seem for the moment. For Harvard goes steadily forward...
...only a true business man can understand it. Nedell makes a speech in which he offers to reform, rebuild, and repopulate the town. One can't help wondering if it was quite right of him to want to do all these things. As part of his agreement he puts forward a dam project with the aid of imaginary telephone conversations with Wall Street, and even succeeds in sending the befuddled owner of the car, who wanders in unexpectedly from Providence, rolling home...