Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...steering of the crews is a matter of the greatest skill; for a bump must be fairly made, an overlapping, merely, counts for nothing, and the coxswain of a boat which is in danger of being bumped is allowed to change his course as he thinks fit, to prevent the bump being made...
THERE will be a private spread in the Gymnasium in the afternoon, and in the evening the Class Committee has arranged for dancing there, so as to prevent crowding the floor at Memorial...
...ground that he himself would entertain on that day. Tickets have sometimes been sold at open sale. The Yard is often controlled by a crowd in which the class has no interest. In view of these facts, the Committee ask the class to use their best efforts to prevent tickets from falling into the hands of others than their own guests; and the other classes, that they will assist '80 in protecting Class Day from its dangers, assuring them that they will make their own Class Day more successful...
...college, shall be eligible." By the strict wording of this rule, a Scientific student is not eligible, as he certainly is not in the Academic department; there is, however, a difference of opinion as to whether or not an unmatriculated student is in the Academic department. To prevent some further stretch of this rule in some future year, we would suggest to the Advocate that the rule be rewritten so as to admit only a strict construction, and at the same time that it should allow both past members of a class who are now unmatriculated students and students...
...once a week during the winter, to watch our progress, and to give our pitchers the benefit of his experience. It is true that in two instances professionals have played on the Nine. The day before the Worcester game, four men sent word that sickness or family affairs would prevent their playing next day. All that could be done was to get together all the ball-players then in Cambridge, - it was vacation, - and to start with this scrub nine. To strengthen our side, the Worcesters willingly agreed to let us have George Wright, and even then...