Word: proof
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...representative of the Daily Princetonian, said that the relations between Harvard and Princeton have always been most cordial. In the last two years, especially, these relations have been noticed more and more, and the third baseball game, which has been arranged in case of a tie is an adequate proof of this fact. I agree with Mr. Morse that a football game should be arranged. To make our relations still closer another branch of sport has been adopted, namely, rowing, which it is our desire to establish on an equality with Harvard and Yale...
...impossible for any Harvard man, who has seen the play, not to regard it as a false and absurd representation of Harvard life, which does not even plead the excuse of being a travesty. There is abundant proof that the play has been accepted as authentic in many of the large cities in this country. It was applauded at Yale...
...like that of most students writing on this topic, is vitiated by assuming that wholesome competition stands or falls with the intercollegiate system. The excessive emphasis here given to the importance of intercollegiate sport in maintaining the influence and reputation of the University seems to the reviewer only another proof of the charge that athletics are viewed by many students in a totally false perspective. A. H. Elder describes the growth of lacrosse in the American colleges, and makes a plea for its further development. A sonnet, "Notre Dame de Paris," is smoothly written, and the octave has some excellent...
...boys were utterly unable to stand up against their opponents. Their defense was pitifully weak at the critical moments when the CRIMSON offensive swept down toward the goal, and the Lampoon bounced off the impregnable CRIMSON defense as from a stonewall. This first victory in hockey is still another proof of the well-known fact that in no branch of sport can the Lampoons hope to compete with the CRIMSON athletes...
...cold at such a time than at any other provided the feet are kept dry and warm. To keep the feet dry when there is fresh fallen or melting snow on the ground some kind of a rubber or overshoe is essential. I have yet to see a "water-proof" shoe which is water proof. Three-fourths of the men who consult the Medical Visitor for colds in the head, sore threats and coughs, do not properly protect their feet. M. H. BARLEY, Medical Visitor...