Word: pointedly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...editorials the most interesting point is the suggestion that Freshmen often fail to make the right choice of a field for concentration because they are afraid to find the courses on subjects that interest them too difficult. This seems surprising, and one wonders who gives them their ideas of the comparative difficulty of courses. One wonders, too, what kind of recognition the editor thinks that the rest of the College should give to the Harvard Poetry Society. Is not membership in such a society its own reward? Do the members really have any grievance, or feel that they are "Forced...
...throws, and was called the "Scratch Cup." In awarding this cup consideration was taken of attendance so that in some cases a man competing faithfully was given preference over a man who had the highest average but whose attendance was irregular. The other cup was given on a point basis, first place counting 5 points, second 3 points, and third 1 point. Handicaps were taken into consideration in awarding this cup, and it was known as the "Handicap...
...weekly competitions proved very successful and brought out some excellent performances by stimulating interest in the different events. A change will be made next winter by giving a point for entering. The cups will be given out at a formal presentation, the date of which will be announced later
...spring season, and considering the chances for a winning team, it appears that the University will be strong in all track events, especially the dashes, quarter-mile and half-mile, but weak in the hurdles and field events. In the one-mile and two-mile events, Harvard will have point winners as well...
...team needs men, and needs them badly. If the inexperienced track man will review the records of the past few years, he will find conclusive proof that in the short space of a year a man has developed enough to win a point against Yale (and the margin of one point meant a victory over Yale last year) and in two years has developed into intercollegiate ranking. A fine example this year is one of our pole-vaulters who, in the spring of 1914, did not vault high enough to win a point in the Yale meet...