Word: placing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team scoring the greatest number of points will hold for one year the cup presented by Harvard graduates and members of the Boston Athletic Association. A gold medal for first place, a silver for second, and a bronze for third, will be given in each event. The meet will be governed by the constitution and rules of the New England Interscholastic Association and the Harvard Athletic Association...
...second boat there was a change at the beginning of the week, P. Withington going from 5 to 7 on Monday. Smith who had been rowing 7 regularly took his place at 5. The second boat is a well-balanced eight, far more advanced than that of last year at this time...
...spirit, the love of science for its own sake, and the love of truth for truth's sake. But above everything else he should be eminently practical and be able to apply his knowledge. The engineer must not only be a scientific man, but also a business man. His place is not in the study and laboratory but out in the world. His duty is not alone to apply the forces of nature but to do so economically; not only to build, but also to decide whether a work should be constructed or not. It is all important that...
...rest of the number is of the usual sort, giving the life of the place in the last few months. Not the least interesting are the photographs, several of President Eliot, one of President Lowell, by no means the best published, another of Dean Haskins, which does not show the geniality of his face; that of Dean Wright lacks the twinkle of the eye which meant so much...
...training school for such men at Harvard has been felt with ever-increasing force, and has led to the birth of the Graduate School of Applied Science. Following the example set by the Faculties of Law and Medicine, the founders of the new institution aimed to place it in the front rank. An opportunity was provided when the McKay bequest became available last January, and the first step towards the desired expansion was made with the appointment of Professors Swain and Clifford from the Institute of Technology. Professor Swain, whose reputation as an engineer is national, will deliver...