Word: led
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Booker T. Washington, widely known as an educator and one of the most enlightened of his race, was born in Virginia just before the Civil War. His ambition for knowledge led him to travel five hundred miles "by walking and begging rides both in wagons and in cars" to Hampton Institute from which he graduated in 1875, later becoming an instructor in the same institution. In 1881 he was called upon to organize and become the head of a negro normal school at Tuskegee, Alabama, for which the State legislature had made an annual appropriation. Opened in July...
...Thayer '76, R. F. Herrick '90, and O. B. Roberts '86. C. Hann, Jr., '11, spoke on behalf of the baseball team in the absence of Captain McLaughlin, and R. W. Cutler '11, spoke for the crew. The alumni chorus sang a number of songs and cheers were led for all the teams and the men who will play Yale today...
...time of going to press last night, Harvard led in the dual chess match with Yale 5 1-2 to 3 1-2. In the match still to be played the Harvard man had a position which assured at least a draw...
Harvard has recovered. Such appears to be the universal opinion of football critics. And men who on November 5 said that Harvard could not defeat Yale, are beginning to think better of the remark. Two factors have led to a reconsideration: Yale was unable to run up as great a score on Princeton as was Harvard, and Harvard fairly defeated the team which plainly outclassed Princeton. Hence, Harvard stock, so to speak, rises accordingly, Yale declines, and all goes merrily--until next Saturday. Then the crash comes and we must wait for another chance, when we shall, of course, profit...
...rink. After a 15-minute shooting practice, Coach Winsor sent the forwards up the rink by twos against a goal tender and point, and later by fours against the same defence, the practice by fours occupying the greater part of the hour. Work was concluded by a short skate led by Coach Winsor. Practice will be held three days a week hereafter, the next time probably, coming tomorrow afternoon...