Word: moment
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...namely, whether the politics of America are to be pure and the lofty ideals of the Republic preserved, or the country allowed to fall into the hands of those strong enough, rich enough, and shrewd enough, ready to lend its government to their own principles and interests. The moment a country allows its liberty to go, all its greatness is destroyed. Surely the highest and most necessary duty of a university is to teach her sons allegiance to the state...
...Harvard Athletic Committee. He desired, after full conference, a day to consider them and to confer with certain persons, and the next evening refused to allow the compromise to be effected in this manner. This result was reached on Tuesday evening of last week. At the last moment certain prominent Harvard alumni in New York offered to write to Captain Thorne a letter urging him to write some kind of a letter to Captain Brewer, but this project was vetoed by the chairman of the Harvard Athletic Committee in a letter saying that he resented any interference by Harvard graduates...
...Gonterman found his opening the moment it was made...
...Dartmouth team had adopted the Yale rules, but a compromise was made. Dartmouth did not insist on having only three men behind the line when in possession of the ball-in other words, allowed more than three to participate in the interference from the moment the ball was shapped. Harvard, on the other hand, agreed to leave out of calculation the rule relating to fair catches. According to the Harvard rule, the one making a fair catch cannot run with the ball...
...second half Harvard lost repeatedly for offside play, and began to loose heart. Finally, by reason of Harvard's poor playing and good rushing, Dartmouth had the ball only 25 yards from Harvard's goal. Then they lost it on account of a fumble. Harvard kicked, and a moment later Dartmouth punted back to Harvard's 10 yard line, which was the nearest they came to Harvard's goal...