Word: nearest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...practiced catching flies for a short time on Holmes Field and the in-fielders went through the usual routine in the cage. As soon as the frost gets out of the ground infield practice will begin on Jarvis Field. The diamond will be laid out on the four courts nearest Perkins Hall, as that part of the field dries quickest and is in every way best suited for an in-field...
...strength record made by H. W. Lane '95, of Amherst, on Tuesday was 1650. His nearest competitor is Klein of Harvard, whose record...
...Control of irrigation by others than the United States unwise. - (a) By states. - (1) River systems extend over several states. - (2) The one nearest the head could steal all the water: Powell, 221. - (b) By individual farmers. - It would be on too small a scale to be effective except in a few places: Powell, 237. - (c) By corporations. - (1) It leaves a great class of farmers at the mercy of the water companies. - (2) It would lead to the creation of large estates and the crushing out of small holders. - (3) It would lead to popular hatred...
...games this afternoon will commence promptly at 2.30. The admission without seat will be 50 cents, but members of the H. A. A. holding membership tickets are admitted without charge. The unreserved seats are those in the gallery nearest the door; all other seats in the hall being reserved. The handicaps in the pole vault are: W. W. Hoyt, scratch; N. P. Hallowell...
...total number enrolled Harvard holds a clear lead of six hundred over her nearest rival, the University of Michigan. And yet of the eight departments mentioned, including what are grouped under the general head of "other schools," Harvard leads every other college in but one, - the college proper. Yale leads all others in her Scientific and Theological Schools. Pennsylvania has more Medical and Dental students and Johns Hopkins the largest Graduate Department, though it is rather surprising to find that Harvard is but fifteen less in number. The Michigan and Cornell figures are not complete enough to give chance...