Word: puts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Intercollegiate chess trophy, a large silver cup valued at $500, is to be brought from New York, and will be put on exhibition in the Library...
...Curtiss, chairman of the committee in charge of the Harvard-Yale boat race, has put into effect several new plans for the comfort of visitors at New London on June 28. Among these is a new observation train, which is being built by the Central Vermont Railway from an original design. The train will be equipped with every modern appliance for safety, including air-brakes and an air-whistle communicating with the engineer. In addition to a patent interlocking coupler, safety chains will be added between the cars, and with the platforms connecting the cars, the train will have...
...correct principles of teaching are quite as essential. In the first place, knowledge as an ultimate goal must be abolished. It has brought with it a system of little less than bribery, in the shape of elaborate methods of marks and examinations -- a system under which true development is put aside for deceptive prizes and honors. The reasonable way of teaching is to bring before the child the incentives of that community life to which reference has already been made. For example, modelling and drawing should be made interesting for their own sake from the beginning, and should...
...Weld launch "Veritas," which has been unused for several days on account of the lack of an engineer was put into commission again yesterday. Charles Pattee, who was the engineer of the "John Harvard," has been engaged for the remainder of the season. The Park Commissioners have finally given permission to moor both launches, as formerly, at the Western avenue bridge, below the University boat house, instead of at the Boylston street bridge, where they have lain thus far this year...
...Willis of Harvard, and Thomas and Fincke of Yale. In the quarter mile--Long of Columbia and Boardman of Yale. In the distance runs--Grant and Bowen of Pennsylvania, Cregan of Princeton, Bray of Williams, Smith of Yale, and Foote, Richardson and Applegate of Harvard. In the shot put--Beck of Yale, Plaw of California, and Hare and McCracken of Pennsylvania. In the hammer throw--Plaw of California, McCracken and Hare of Pennsylvania, Boal of Harvard, Stillman of Yale, and Boynton of Cornell. In the pole vault--Johnson, Adriance and Hord of Yale, and Deming of Cornell. In the high...