Word: raining
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...students wear rubbers or overshoes, and that it is impossible without such protection to walk in several inches of snow and keep the feet dry. Wet feet are probably more prolific of the above diseases than exposure to cold in other ways. "Waterproof" shoes may protect from the rain, but no shoe that I have ever seen will for any length of time keep the foot dry in snow. This is especially true during a thaw. Of course it is important to keep the entire body dry and warm, but the foot is the most exposed of any part...
...Rain prevented all play in the fall tennis tournament yesterday. The matches scheduled for yesterday will be played today at the following hours...
Several changes were made in the football line-up yesterday. Roberts played centre on the first eleven and Sargent was put against him on the second. Greene was put at left tackle and Dodge at fullback on the second. Owing to the rain the preliminary practice was done in the cage. The squad was divided into three elevens which went through signal practice. The first eleven practiced on the formation for a place kick for goal from the field...
...first game of the baseball cup series, postponed yesterday on account of rain, will be played at 2.15 today, with the following batting orders...
...case of rain the regular Class Day programme as first announced will be abandoned and the exercises will take place as explained below. Should it stop raining during the day, the regular programme will be followed thereafter...