Word: proof
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...read either French or German by Christmas of the next year" seems to us very remarkable. Almost 50 per cent. have failed. That these oral examinations easily penetrate, so to speak, the weak points in the Freshman academic armor, is all too evident. This deplorable record is the best proof of the wisdom in the provision of such tests. And that seems to be little doubt that, now that this noticeable deficiency either in the preparatory school training or in the elementary Modern Language courses has been detected, the proper remedy can and will be applied...
...dormitories in the Yard are not fire-proof by any means; in fact they would prove docile victims for the flames. However, the only protection afforded consists of a few extinguishers and some scrawny ropes. And to make the situation worse, the gas lights in the halls are extinguished at 12 o'clock, leaving the halls and stairs in inky darkness. The stairways in Matthews and Weld are so arranged, with the sky-light directly above them, that a fire once started would have a full sweep from the ground floor to the top, and would cut off the inmates...
...CRIMSON board will start this evening to end about May 20. The competitions, as described at length in yesterday's issue, will be open to Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen; and therein all will find an opportunity to put to practical trial their journalistic abilities extending from reading proof to writing editorials. We can do no more than urge every man who is eligible in either competition at least to come to the meeting of candidates in the CRIMSON Office this evening at 7 o'clock and hear explained in detail the work which will be required. By coming...
Phillips Brooks '55 embodied the very type of man that Brooks House stands for--genial, vigorous, manly, and above all human. His life was an undying proof of the tremendous value to the world of great talents guided by consecration...
...October 21 when the annual report of the Co-operative Society for 1910-11 was published, the CRIMSON in an editorial pointed out that the report gave striking proof of the feasibility of cooperative management and profit-sharing under modern business conditions. At that time it was impossible to secure 1910-11 reports of the several other college co-operative stores that are being operated throughout the country. Since then, however, it has been possible to get such information as to compare roughly the Harvard Society with other college co-operative stores...