Word: nearly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...grate. From this blaze the pot, containing about a pint of varnish, was ignited. The painter put the pot into a coal scuttle and attempted to carry it out of the building through the corridor. The heat from the pot became so intense that the scuttle was dropped near the corridor door. The fire was drawn up the stair well and soon the whole entry was in flames. An alarm was at once given by shouting "fire," and an attempt made to ring in an alarm from the box in the rear of University Hall. That the signal...
...editorial board of "Bothsides," the paper published by the University Debating Council will in the future consist of an editor-in-chief and at least six graduates of colleges and universities other than Harvard, who are resident in or near Cambridge. The graduate editors already selected are as follows: E. Root, Jr., 2L., Hamilton: R. Martin, Brown; E. R. Buckner 1L., Nebraska University; A. A. Ballantine 1L., Harvard; S. W. Howland 1L., Drury; R. I. Lyman Beloit; F. B. Wagner 3L., Leland Stanford...
...score at the end of the half 4 to 3 in Harvard's favor. About the middle of the second half Harvard obtained a further lead, but by two goals from the floor and one on a foul Yale caught up and gained a lead of one point. Near the end of the half Henderson tied the score by a goal from a foul. In the extra period Yale missed several chances to score at the start, and then after about three minutes of exciting play Henderson threw the winning basket for Harvard...
Since the last intercollegiate game with Columbia on January 21 the play of the University team has slightly improved. The forwards follow back well on the defense but their passing is unreliable, often weakening the effect of the attack. When near the opponents' goal many chances to score are lost as the men fail to keep their positions and are very slow in shooting. The defense is erratic and does not work together, often allowing a single fast forward to get close to the goal...