Word: retaining
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...municipalities with the highly trained experts who are now sorely needed in the permanent positions. He prefaced his remarks by a cordial reference to the service of Harvard men in the administration of the Institute of Technology, and especially to that of President Lowell who, he hoped, would long retain his membership in the Institute's corporation. To this he added that, in those fields of work in which Harvard and the Institute seem to come in contact, it was the firm intention of the present administration to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort...
...because, as we are often reminded, his education ought to cease only with his life, and hence his equipment ought to lay a strong foundation for that education. It ought to teach him what it means to master a subject, and it ought to enable him to seize and retain information of every kind from that unending stream that flows past every man who has the eyes to see it. Moreover, it ought to be such that he is capable of turning his mind effectively to direct preparation for his life work, whatever the profession or occupation he may select...
Because of the defeat today the University team is tied with Columbia and Cornell for the championship. It will, however, retain the cup won last year by an agreement that in case of a tie the team holding it the previous year should retain possession of it. The summary: HARVARD. CORNELL. Goepper, g. g., Thatcher Leavitt, p. p., Chapman Estabrook, c.p. c.p., Haist Thompson, 1d. 1d., Carlton Nash, 2d. 2d., Henry Cochrane, 3d. 3d., Devitt Alexander, c. c., Friese Sheip, 3a. 3a., Chamberlain S. Smith, 2a. 2a., Kiep R. P. Smith, 1a. 1a., Walbridge Eisner, o.h. o.h., Taylor Beais...
...usual uninteresting elimination heats. The relay race, in which only three teams were entered, was won by the Mt. Auburn street team, which set a new record. Cups were awarded to those winning first and second places and to the members of the winning relay team, who will also retain for the ensuing year the shield offered by the Track and Field Club...
...they do so they are debarred from playing on the University teams. In other College activities they are considered Seniors, while as regards athletics they are treated as graduates. On the other hand, if the pressure is strong enough, they stay for another year in the College to retain their eligibility. Of course, it can be said that this fourth year in College is as advantageous from an educational stand-point as the other three, but the fact remains that most men who remain for this reason are inclined to take easy courses and get through with the least amount...