Word: lead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...have profited by the suggestion. They take the other course, but they do not study by themselves either in college or in later life. In other words, studying means to them something supported by the oracular, and all-knowing professor. Even the thesis which is intended to lead men into studying by themselves, merely leads them to studying other books. We bring up this point at this time partly because it is something which everyone should consider in the choice of his courses, especially in regard to his literature courses, partly because it is something that the professor should remember...
...Hara, of the B. A. A. headed W. B. Adams '13 for two laps in the shorter relay race and then handed over to Prout a lead of 7 yards. K. Reynolds '14 lost 5 more to the athletic association's captain. F. J. O'Brien '14 reduced Gram's lead slightly in the third relay, but E. K. Merrihew '10, the last man for the B. A. A., was a trifle too fast for W. A. Barron, Jr., '14. The time was 2 minutes, 32 3-5 seconds...
...longer relay race, where each man ran 5-laps Captain Withington held Kimball, of the B. A. A. easily for three laps and then went to the front. On the next corner, however, Withington fell heavily and before he could continue, Kimball had a comfortable lead. H. M. Warren '13 was thus handicapped by about 40 yards, and before the end of his relay had lost an equal amount. The third man for the University, W. H. Fernald '12, gained slightly on O. Hedlund for four laps but was unable to maintain this advantage on the last. Halpin...
...Tower '15 ran the first two lape for the Freshmen handing over a lead of a yard to P. M. Rice '15, who added two more, E. P. Stone '15, the third man, was only able to gain slightly on his opponent, and F. W. Capper '15 broke the tape 6 yards ahead of the fourth Boston College freshman. The time was 2 minutes, 40 3-5 seconds...
Thus the Boston Transcript concludes an exhaustive editorial in which it shows that Champ Clark and Senator Lodge lead the list of prominent members of the Sixty-second Congress who have risen from the academic ranks. Of all the colleges perhaps Harvard has obtained the best record in this way, its professors, especially those of Economics, Government, and Law frequently lending their training and knowledge for the benefit of government investigation. It is true that Harvard professors, unlike Governor Wilson and Governor Baldwin (who was long with the Yale faculty), prefer to act as advisers in various reform movements rather...