Word: parted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Conn., June 9.--The cold weather seems to be the favorite gift of the weather man to the University crews, for today was especially raw, but by strenuous efforts on the part of the oarsmen all danger of freezing has been dispelled. A large bonfire was built yesterday in front of the second University quarters, after several expeditions were made for drift and scrap wood, and this fire proved so popular that it has been kept burning steadily for two days. At present there is plenty of fuel, but it is earnestly hoped that what remains will not have...
...coaches, however, were not the only ones giving a close eye to this row, for the Eli captain, Seth Low, spent the greater part of the afternoon in launching up and down with Crew A. Low was much interested in the times, which, unofficially, were as follows: Half-mile, 2 minutes, 25 seconds; mile, 4 minutes, 56 seconds; mile and one-half, 7 minutes, 26 seconds; two-mile, 9 minutes, 52 seconds. These times are way above the average, and with respect to the stroke set, they give some idea of the drive of the first crew...
...University Committee on Eligibility, subject to the approval of the Committee of the Chairmen, on the ground that they have not accrued to him primarily because of his ability as an athlete. Cases are to be submitted in advance to the University Committee on Eligibility. A student who takes part in summer baseball or in the work of a summer camp, for example, without first securing the approval of the University Committee on Eligibility for his plans, jeopardizes his right thereafter to represent his university in any team or crew...
...Arts and Sciences held last Tuesday it was voted that the rules for the Toppan Prize be amended by substituting for the first paragraph of the present announcement the following: This prize, the gift of Robert Noxon Toppan, of Cambridge, of the Class of 1858, is awarded in two parts. (1) An annual prize of one hundred dollars is offered for the best doctoral thesis of the year upon a subject in Political Science. In making the award, emphasis will be laid upon literary excellence. (2) A prize of two hundred dollars is offered in alternate years for the best...
...galley which will take a central part in the Technology pageant has reached Boston and is now anchored in the Charles River Basin. It is named the Bucentaur and is patterned after the stately Venetian galleys of old. It was built expressly to take part in the water festival in connection with the opening of the new Massachusetts Institute of Technology buildings next Wednesday...