Word: rains
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...worth while from all points of view. Nothing is more important in reforming abuses than well-directed and kindly ridicule. Of the verse, the "Ballade of Lost Editors," by W. G. Tinckom-Fernandez sC., is the best. It has unusual knowledge of values and a real poetic flavor. "Rain in the Night," by R. MacVeagh '10, has a strong, sane rhythm, reminiscent in parts of Kipling. "The Holly Tree," by H. Fairfield '10, is an attempt, in rather uneven verse, to give atmosphere to a place which for most of us has not even tradition. Taken...
...University hockey squad held a short practice on the rink in the Stadium yesterday afternoon. Because of the heavy rain, the ice was covered with about a half-inch of water and accurate passing or shooting was impossible. Though the forwards rushed the puck for a short time, most of the practice was consumed in fast skating in order to get the men into good physical condition as soon as possible...
...spite of the rain yesterday afternoon, about 1000 undergraduates assembled to witness the last practice of the football team in Cambridge in preparation for the Yale game. The procession formed in front of Holworthy at 3.15 o'clock, and, headed by the University band, marched through the yard, down Mr. Auburn and Boylston streets to the Stadium, singing and cheering all the way. After entering Soldiers Fields the men went into the Stadium and enthusiastically cheered the members of the team, Coach Reid, and Trainer Donovan, and sang the football songs while the eleven had a short signal practice. After...
Yesterday afternoon the team held its last practice before the game with Yale 1910. On account of the heavy rain the practice was held under the Stadium, work being devoted to running through signals, and trying out the formation for the defence of kicks...
Yesterday afternoon the practice of the football squad was held in the baseball cage on account of the heavy rain, the field being covered with hay to keep it in the best possible shape for the game with Dartmouth tomorrow afternoon. The work was extremely light, consisting almost entirely of signal practice in which every play which the coaches have devised this season was tried. On the whole the men showed a good knowledge of the plays and went through the work very creditably...