Word: heads
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...year. From the class of 1895 the museum has received a valuable marble statue, which is an original work of high character representing later Greek sculpture. It appears to be an Aphrodite and closely resembles the so-called Venus de Milo, though it is on a smaller scale. The head, right arm, left forearm and feet are missing, but in other respects the figure is in remarkably good condition. The modelling of the body is extremely refined and beautiful, and the surfaces, except in a few spots, are practically uninjured. Mr. E. W. Forbes '95 has added to the valuable...
...Higginson, Jr., '00, has been appointed head coach of the University crew. Higginson was captain of the 1899 and 1900 crews. He rowed on the University crew in 1898 and was captain of his Freshman crew...
There were about 300 men at the dinner. At the head table sat the eleven and the principal speakers; and below were tables for the coaches, the substitutes, and the baseball team. Most of the other guests were graduates, with a very few undergraduates...
...dissension and discord he produced concord and the well defined system of coaching and training which has brought Harvard to victory. Instead of having under him a large number of miscellaneous coaches, he established various departments each of which had a responsible man in charge, on whom the head coach could rely for advice. The offense was simplified, the number of plays cut in half, and the team made to know them so well that they became second nature. Under Lewis's able guidance, the Harvard defence was perfected, now as distinctive a feature of Harvard football, as are Crimson...
...Yale was the favorite at the start, but Harvard gradually advanced while Yale stood still; and as a result the Crimson eleven beat Pennsylvania for the first time since 1893, and Yale for the first time since '91. The coaching had been more systematic. The plan of having sub-head coaches was perfected and more strictly adhered to. The plays were cut down to a minimum and for the first time in the history of Harvard football a special defence was worked out to meet Pennsylvania's guards-back. The distinctive feature of the 1898 eleven was its kicking game...