Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hemenway led the list, with an average of 864 men per day. Its lead is accounted for by the great variety of sports which are played there. The popularity of squash during the winter months was shown by its daily average of 501 men, giving it second place. Although most of the Freshmen have lockers at Soldiers Field, the Freshman Athletic Building took third place with an average of 298 in attendance. The lack of swimming accommodations, which will soon be done away with by the new gymnasium, was evidenced by the small attendance of 136 men who used...
...annual Christmas choral service to be held in Appleton Chapel this afternoon and evening. Rev. E. C. Moore. Professor of Christian Morals in the University will conduct the afternoon meeting which will begin at 4.30 o'clock, while the Rev. Willard Learoyd Sperry. Professor of Homileties will lead the evening service. Although this service will not begin until $15 o'clock the doors of the chapel will be opened at 7.45 o'clock. The Harvard University Choir and the Radcliffe Choral Society will render a special musical program of Christmas carols at both services...
...mere "Hush!" from those called big-wigs is not enough to silence the speakers. Whatever that hard-gained Smith majority in the Bay State may have signified politically, it gave Governor Fuller, long the Republican Party's second prize publicity artist, a chance to step out to a sizeable lead over his once superior opponent, the vociferous Mr. Goodwin. Working on the sufficient assumption that an officer soon to be emeritus is safe from slings and arrows, the Governor has been chuckling pretty constantly and very, very sarcastically since November sixth. The appropriately-named Crows' dinner evoked sardonic notes from...
...confused with Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. who lives in Philadelphia still, guarding jealously the Biddle fame and fortune, both of which were founded by Nicholas Biddle just after the Revolutionary War. Biddle Sr. was once a better boxer than his son; he allowed his proficiency to lead him to a pursuit which he called Athletic Christianity and which he preached around the world...
...best yearling, and $800 prize money for Clarence. Clarence was satisfied and wanted to go home to State Centre. But W. L. Blizzard of Stillwater, Okla., who awarded one of the prizes, told Clarence to enter Dick for the grand champion prize. Clarence consented, but would not lead Dick before Walter Biggar, who traveled from Dalbeattie, Scotland, to do the judging. Emma Goecke, 17, his big sister, took Dick to judgment. Clarence was sick to his stomach. If Dick won the grand champion steer prize, that would be Dick's end. He would be sold at auction...