Word: half
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Very little is known about the men entered for the mile walk, and as the walk at the winter games was only a half-mile event, it is not at all certain that the winners then will win again this afternoon...
...intercollegiate bicycle races will be held tomorrow on the Manhattan Beach Track, New York. There are five races, a quarter mile, half mile, one mile, five miles, and one mile tandem. First place in each event counts five points, second two points, third one point. The college which gets the greatest number of points from the five events is the winner of the races and receives five points to add to its total number of points made in the other track and field events; the second highest receives two points to add; the third one point. The following Harvard...
...Porter, of Hopkinson, and W. Dadmun, of Worcester High, are the most promising men in the quarter-mile; and L. Mills, of Worcester High; Marks, of English High; Huntress and Porter, of Hopkinson, and W. Applegate, of Cambridge High and Latin, are the best men in the half. E. W. Mills, of Chauncey Hall, is considered a sure winner of the mile and should make good time. D. T. Sullivan, of Worcester High, is another good mile-runner...
...Elective Pamphlet for next year a change is noted in the method of presenting certain courses, which has given rise to a great deal of unfavorable comment. It has been proposed to give Philosophy I in two whole courses, which shall, however, count for Seniors only as half-courses...
...Senior year, and for three years have been looking forward to it with keen anticipation. Now, without any warning, comes the announcement that if Seniors wish to take the course they will have to do the work of a whole year, but will receive the credit only for a half. This, I think, is decidedly unfair. No one doubts the right of the department to make such a regulation, but the fairness of doing so without noitce may well be questioned...