Word: plain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present nothing has been done with the old men; but all the time has been spent upon new material. The work consists of light, plain oar practice and work on the machines. Eight candidates are working every day. Very soon those candidates who have been playing foot ball on their class teams will join the squad and lively work will begin. An earnest and interesting struggle for the positions in the boat may be expected this year...
...part of the commonwealth within two years of election day. He must also possess a domicil in the city or town where he wishes to vote. Whether students posses such a domicil in Cambridge or not is a question which has been little understood, though the law seems perfectly plain on this subject. On the 15th of March, 1843, the House of Representatives submitted to the Supreme Court of Massachusetts the following question: "Is a residence at a public institution, in any town in this Commonwealth, for the sole purpose of obtaining an education, a residence within the meaning...
...Saturday showed great improvement over the work which the eleven has done in any previous game this season. The whole team played with more snap, for one thing, while the individual work of each man showed some knowledge of how the game is to be played. It was plain that this improvement in the work of each player was due to the individual coaching which he has received during the past week. Cranston has been telling Bangs something about centre work's play, while Perry Trafford has given the guards many points on their positions; and all three centre...
...elective system was introduced. This thorough revision last year tended first of all to develop the courses designed especially for graduates; and secondly to arrange far more systematically all the courses which make up the curriculum. This year the same plan has been followed out; and it is plain to see that the great care has been to perfect the new arrangements which during the past year have been successfully begun. In arranging the scheme for this year the faculty have had an unusually hard task; inasmuch as they have been compelled to put in two entirely new groups...
...college. The change which will go into effect with the new college year is the step which the steady growth of the college has made absolutely necessary. The number of applicants for admission to Memorial has been on a tremendous increase in the past few years. It was plain that some plan had to be adopted to provide for this, as well as for the other sides of student life. It has been the problem of the president of the University and his co workers to find some way to meet the difficulty. One phase of the trials which have...