Word: grounds
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...preliminary practice of the candidates for the University and Freshman lacrosse teams, which commenced last Tuesday, has been held during the week on the dry ground on Soldiers Field to the south of the Stadium...
...response to the call for candidates early in the week, 27 men reported, and they have thus far been practicing the rudiments of stick work and of carrying the ball. No line-ups have been held on account of the soft condition of the ground. As soon as the field becomes hard regular line-ups will be held daily, in preparation for the Southern trip, which will be held as usual during the spring recess. In order to have a successful team, more candidates are needed at once. The number of men who have reported thus far has been...
After a cursory review of the ground already covered, Mr. Mallock showed that the statement, made by socialists, that all capitalists are actuated by greed alone in the amassing of wealth was mainly true, but that the very admission of this fact shows how impossible it would be to reduce society to a coercive system. By placing all men on an equal basis and granting no advantages to exceptional ability, such ability would very soon cease to show itself. It has already been shown that the very essential of national wealth is managing ability, and thus, with its withdrawal...
There has recently been revived among influential alumni the project for the construction of a boulevard from the Charles River Road to Quincy square by way of De Wolf street, thus forming a connecting link between the Parkway and the University grounds. Such a scheme has been talked of for many years, but only assumed definite shape in 1902, when a committee of alumni was formed to consider the matter. Plans were drawn and approved by the Cambridge Board of Survey, but the City Government refused to consider the matter on the ground of expense. At present, the Cambridge Park...
...pension than one on a larger salary. The pensions vary from $800 to $2000 and average $1552 to those in accepted institutions; $1302 to individual professors and $833 to widows. The trustees of the Foundation have excluded the University of Chicago and Brown University from the fund on the ground that they are denominational institutions in the sense covered by Mr. Carnegie's deed of gift...