Word: quarterly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yesterday morning the sprinters were raced a quarter mile on the track. The fastest time was 55 3/5. Owing to the snow in the afternoon the racing had to be postponed, but will be finished today and Monday...
2BEGINNING tonight the Park Theatre will present "Trilby," the new dramatization of Paul M. Potter. This is the first time that any attempt has been made to introduce "Trilby" on the stage and the outcome will be awaited with interest The atmosphere of the Latin quarter pervades the whole of the first two acts. The third act shows a scene in Drury Lane Theatre, with a distant view of the stage, where may be seen Trilby and the orchestra leader. The tumult aroused by her failure to sing and the subsequent death of Svengali end this act. The fourth...
...this century were to be named for its first half it would be known as that of science; if it were to be named for its last quarter, in would be called the woman's century. Even though the new movement offends their vanity, men should take the right and generous view of the subject. The higher education of women is of the noblest and most characteristic movements of our time. In the state of Massachusetts there are forty thousand more women than men. When one considers that many of these women will in all probability have to support themselves...
...first amendments considered were those offered by Harvard, providing that the trial heats of the 100 and 200 yards dashes, quarter mile run, 120 and 220 yards hurdle races, half mile run and two mile bicycle race be decided on the morning of the day of the annual meeting. Pennsylvania moved as an amendment to this that they be decided on the day previous, which would be the Friday before the last Saturday in May. Harvard agreed to this amendment and it was passed by a vote...
...twenty-fifth of May. Several propositions have been submitted, all looking to the same end. Harvard suggests having trial heats run off in the morning so that there shall be only a semi-final and final in the dashes, hurdles and bicycle race, and only a final in the quarter. Harvard also proposes that the referee be given power to have the half-mile run in heats when the number of entries requires it. Harvard's half-milers suffered last year by being placed in the third row of starters, which proved equal to a handicap of many yards. Pennsylvania...