Word: high
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...complete his education in this country. In the official service of China now are young men who were sent here while boys to be educated at the cost of funds which we repaid to China from the surplus of the Boxer indemnity over the damages chargeable to it. Also high in leadership of private enterprises are still other young China-men taught here in the same manner. If the ex-Emperor is a lad of the right sort, history may be made by him and the manner of his education. --New York Times...
...address delivered in the Union yesterday evening before a gathering of over 200 high school principals of Massachusetts President Eliot set forth his opinions on the elective system in schools as well as colleges, the value of physical instruction and the teaching of hygiene in the secondary schools, and various other questions of current interest to the educators of the country. The occasion of the speech was a dinner given in the Trophy Room of the Union at the close of the opening day of the first Conference of High School Principals of Massachusetts...
...Bechtel '17, who was not entered in the Brown meet, will swing clubs against Dartmouth, and his presence will unquestionably make a marked difference in the result. The University is strongest in the bar events, the parallel and the high, the rings still remaining its vulnerable point. Captain D. Campbell '17 is the mainstay of the team, having obtained two first and two second places against Brown, scoring 16 of the total 26 points. He is also the most versatile of the gymnasts, being entered in five of the six events...
...this year's Freshman seven Captain N. S. Walker '20 and E. Cabot '20 were forwards of high scoring ability who should be conspicuous in the work of the 1918 squad. W. J. Louderback '20 appears a promising candidate for a position as substitute goal, and in F. C. Church '20 there are the possibilities of a first team defence man. With only seven of 15 "H" men returning, Coach Winsor may have to draw freely from this year's Freshman squad...
...will be one of the best men in the hurdles, and Crawford and Erdman will be his running mates. Crawford has been a member of the team for three years, and Erdman is considered a sure point-winner in the short-distance hurdles. Crawford probably will compete in the high jump, and Hingham and Erskine in the pole vault. Kissam, Munsel and Madden compose the broad-jumping squad. Nourse, Gennert and Funk, all football players, will be able to take care of the hammer-throwing contests, and Sinclaire and Cleveland will be the Tiger representatives in the shot...