Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...College the necessity of democratic reform. The naturalness of Mr. Viet's criticism of Jules Verne is refreshing; and at the end of his skit, "Pat Gallagher's Hundred Dollar Bill," he employs the method of suggestion with good result, because he has not run it into the ground in the earlier part of the composition. Mr. Nickerson's "Defence of Musical Comedy" is commendable both in matter and expression. There is a good deal of sound reason in the brief that he holds for the value of musical comedy to our civilization but more significant is his suggestion...
...accepted almost in their entirety. Contestants in the broad jump were voted an unlimited run, but the take-off must be from behind the scratch line, which was defined as the outer edge of a joist eight inches wide, set firmly in and on the same level with the ground. A new paragraph was added to article 23 of the Law of Athletics, as follows: "A competitor knocking down three or more hurdles or any portion of three or more hurdles in a race, shall be disqualified. A competitor who fouls his leg or foot alongside any hurdle shall...
...preliminary heats of the interclass race, 1913 defeated 1914 by one lap and 1911 won from 1912 by 50 yards. In the final heat the Sophomores took the lead at the start and gradually opened up ground, finishing 30 yards ahead of the Seniors...
...between the third and fourth periods, shall be two minutes instead of three; (2) teams may, by agreement, transfer the supervision of offside play from the umpire to the head linesman, in any case, the linesman shall report offences to the umpire; (3) throwing a player to the ground after the ball has been declared dead, is unnecessary roughness; (4) three men shall be allowed to walk along each side-line, instead of five as heretofore; (5) penalties for incomplete forward passes shall be enforced from the point of the down, not that from which the pass is made...
President Lowell and the Corporation have felt that Memorial was of great value as a factor making for College solidarity as it furnishes a common meeting ground for the greatest number of men assembled at any one time in any department of the University. Because of this conviction, Memorial has been operated for the past two years despite the fact that a net loss resulted in both years. Evidently Memorial has not received sufficient support from the members of the University. The investigation now being conducted will show whether this insufficient support is due primarily to dissatisfaction with the Hall...