Word: northfield
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Norwich polo three headed by its brilliant leader, Roger Fisher, swept to a decisive victory over the Crimson riders at the Northfield armory, Saturday afternoon, by a 14 1-2 to 6 score. The winning captain scored nine of his team's goals and gave a phenomenal exhibition of riding and mallet work...
...Crimson squad will practice in the Commonwealth Armory for the next match with the Norwich University cadets on January 16 at Northfield. Ten ponies have been quartered at the Armory through the efforts of Captain S. F. Clark...
...last winter I visited what might be called a 'fresh water' college far up in Minnesota-St. Olaf, at Northfield. It has 990 students and 95% of them were born of Norwegian or Swedish parents. Their interest in literature was extraordinary. The whole college turned out to hear me talk of Shakespeare and when I discussed the new poets 150 cut their classes and joined the English class to hear. Would they have done that at Harvard or Yale? Hardly...
...Ibsen, of course, is Northfield's patron literary saint. The man in the drug store or the girl who serves you dinner can tell you about him. Indeed, some friends of mine who live there entertained one night at dinner and, of course, discussed Ibsen. The Wild Duck formed a part of the discussion and one of the guests in particular expounded his idea of its meaning...
Every year since the issuance of this invitation, the Christians have met at Northfield. Last week Dr. Moody's son, William R. Moody, opened the 43rd Northfield General Conference of Christian Workers. Familiar topics were given a new illumination by the following churchmen: The Rev. John A. Hutton, D. D., of the Westminster Chapel, London; the Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, D. D.; the Rev. James Reid, M. A., of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Eastbourne, Eng.; Dr. William Louis Poteat, President of Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, N. C.; the Rev. W. Fearon Holiday of Selly Oak College, Birmingham...