Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...materially disarrange the life of the students. Besides preparing them for an emergency, the drills would be beneficial in a moral and physical way. Many men in the University never exercise at all and many who do, do not do so in the right way. Hence all would gain in strength and health from the "setting up" exercises which are a part of military drill. From a moral point of view the drills would teach discipline and order, which are to no small degree lacking in the citizens of this country. Harvard has been accused by outsiders of thinking...
...believing that there exists in the Freshman class as large a group of men who stay away from smokers because beer is served, as the probable group who would not attend in the absence of that form of refreshment. Thus, the loss of one group is offset by the gain of another...
While most of the students go away from Cambridge for a vacation during the holidays, three of the undergraduate organizations continue their activity with hardly a recess. Members of the hockey squad, by resuming practice on December 30, will gain a valuable four days work in the important development of a unified machine...
...clock. Men from the classes of 1917 and 1918 are especially urged to try for positions on the business board. The work required will be explained in detail, and since three men are to be elected before May 1, there is great opportunity for undergraduates wishing to work and gain valuable experience...
...sport calling out the greatest number of men was football, with 346 names enrolled. This tremendous increase over last year's mark of 212 was due to the interdormitory and Haughton cup series. Rowing also has a large gain in numbers, figures in this sport showing an increase of 68. Track had 178 men out, hockey 151, and there were 147 men in the tennis tournaments and interclass matches. The detailed statistics follow...