Word: rule
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Dean Shaler was a strict disciplinarian, but his rule was always tempered with justice and sympathy. During his 15 years as Dean of the Scientific School he never failed to visit a sick student in his department. In cases of serious illness he called every day, sometimes even oftener. He went to the Stillman Infirmary almost daily...
During the past week the University crew has not rowed as well as the week before. The men as a rule have lacked vigor, and the work has steadily deteriorated. On Tuesday Tappan went in at three and Emmons was changed to 7 on the second crew. Thursday, the last day the men rowed together, the boat was heavy and spaced poorly between strokes. The catch was uneven, several men had very little bevel on their blades, and on the port side there was considerable splashing on the catch. Fish at number 2 rushed his slide and was slow getting...
...arrangements for the dual meet with Dartmouth, to be held in Cambridge on Saturday, May 5, have been practically completed. No uniform rule of eligibility will be regarded, but entries will be made from each college according to its own rules. The order of events will be in all respects similar to that of the dual meet with Yale, and points for first, second and third places will be counted 5, 3 and 1, respectively. In the Yale meet, however, second place will secure 2 instead of 3 points. The officials will be chosen entirely from Harvard and Dartmouth graduates...
...most important new points considered and adopted on Friday and Saturday: In measuring, the forward point of the ball will be the determining point. The mark of the fair catch will be considered as on the spot where the ball is actually caught. There is some ambiguity to this rule since the man making the catch is allowed two steps. This is one of the points left to be corrected by the sub-committee on editing the rules. The committee provided that if a player is out of bounds when the ball is put in play, it shall be brought...
...that goes over the goal line on the fly or after striking the ground before being touched by a player of either side shall go as a touchback to the defending side. Place or drop kicks over the crossbar, and kickoffs which are run in, are exceptions to this rule. Tripping was defined as obstructing a player with the foot or leg. It was decided that a foul tackle shall not be called if the tackler's arms slip below the knees after making the tackle properly