Word: pass
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...pass daily in and out from Memorial Hall and see the tablets which adorn the walls of the vestibule, there are probably but few upon whom is borne the true significance of these tablets, those speaking examples of the spirit of generous sacrifice in which Harvard's sons laid down their lives in the war. The true meaning of this devotion has only partly been realized by us, and never can be fully realized until we are brought face to face with these men and their deeds through those who suffered and struggled with them. The beauty of a memorial...
...their average game they could have made the contest much closer. In the second inning for example, after two men had struck out, Whittemore made a bad throw of an easy grounder and allowed the batter to reach first base. Then McAdams aided Yale by one of his three pass balls and shortly afterward made a wild throw. Dreyfus in the left field had by this time caught the spirit of demoralization and fumbled a fly to his part of the field. McAdams had another pass ball, and all these misplays were interspersed while Yale was hitting the ball hard...
...over sixteen years of age, only "some knowledge of arithmetic, writing, spelling and grammar:" Minority Rep. p. 19. - (b). Our primary schools are not sufficiently organized, vide chart in addresses and proceeding of New E. Ass. of Colleges and Prep. Schools, Oct. 16, 1891. - (c). French and German youth pass Americans at the primary and grammar school stage: Ibid...
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire has introduced a bill in the Senate making it necessary for the schools of the district of Columbia to prepare students to pass the admission examinations for Harvard...
...really hold the same place in the minds of the college or in the record of the base ball season as the games with Yale and Princeton. There is something in the traditions of three other larger colleges which binds them together within boundaries which the smaller colleges cannot pass. These bounds have this year been strengthened by firm, mutuai friendship, and it is to be strongly desired that this spirit of friendly, amateur rivalry may long exist...