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Word: retainable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...remain with the team through the season. He has followed a certain policy consistently and the situation today proves his wisdom in the choice of it. He has worked wonders with the unformed mass of material placed in his hands, and he has shown the veterans that to retain their positions they must give conclusive evidence of deserving them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE'S ELEVEN. | 11/10/1897 | See Source »

...been appointed captain of Perkins's crew and Clarke Thomson '99, of Bull's. The withdrawal of these men has necessitated changes. Thomson has taken Bull's place at stroke, and Fitzgerald is rowing 2. Coleman and Higginson have both been at 3, but Higginson is most likely to retain the place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Varsity Rowing. | 11/1/1897 | See Source »

Last year's list of the ten strongest men in the University since 1880 included eight graduates but this year only three graduates retain their places among the first ten. This shows the great improvement in this year's strength tests...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: List of the 50 Strongest Men in the University. | 3/30/1897 | See Source »

...unused to the Harvard system of debating, had taken advantage of it and were now quite expert in its use. He was followed by J. P. Warren '96. Mr. Warrer laid emphasis on the fact that Harvard's supremacy in debating is acknowleged, but that if she is to retain that supremacy she must follow the recent defeat by Yale with victories...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meeting to Send Off the Debaters. | 12/17/1896 | See Source »

...crew of Ninety-five which was however a winner. There is no doubt but that Harvard too has a much faster crew than last year. The pace for the first two miles will probably be very fast and it seems likely that Harvard will have to row faster to retain a lead over her three opponents than over an average Yale crew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HARVARD CREWS. | 6/19/1896 | See Source »

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