Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...cinder track on Holmes Field was carefully raked and rolled on Saturday, and it was hoped that the regular training of the candidates for the Mott Haven team might begin yesterday. The sudden cold weather, however, has frozen the track and will probably prevent all use of it until Wednesday...
...equal footing in each class is increased from eight, as at present, to sixteen, and these sixteen, divided into two crews, get the experience and competition of racing against each other as well against the corresponding crews from other classes. (Of course there is nothing to prevent the formation of additional class crews in each club if men enough are rowing to fill them.) It may perhaps be said that under the present system the regular class crew had just as much competition and could race with The Weld or Newell class crews. This is true. The regular class crew...
...considerable extension in exemption was granted in 1818 when the court voted that the exemption of College property from taxation was not to be construed to prevent the town of Cambridge from taxing the lands and houses belonging to the Corporation outside of the College bounds, except those occupied by the president, instructors, students and resident graduates. From 1822 until 1829, a restriction was added to the last law, to the effect that the personal estate of these persons valued above $8000 could be taxed. The court, thinking the laws were too indefinite, appointed a committee to draw...