Word: runge
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...evening cheers had rung out, now for one college, now for another; but a certain drawled, unoriginal huzzah in particular had been repeated with irritating frequency: "Ha-a-a-va-a-d." That word had been heard over and over. "Ha-a-a-va-a-d, Ha-a-a-va-a-d, Ha-a-a-va-a-d." Indeed, the university whose manner of encouraging her sons had so piqued the representatives of the other colleges had mighty men in her service. There was Albert ("Truck") Miller, 200-pound sprinter ; Jeff Fletcher, high-hurdle star; "Soapy" Watters, Olympic middle-distance...
...football curtain was rung up again for one or two encores. Chief of these was at Los Angeles, whither Syracuse repaired to try the mettle of Southern California. It was a dangerous thing to do. The Trojans' chests bulged under their shirts, their linemen bulged through the Syracuse line, their backfield bulged right past the Syracuse goal, twice. In addition, Trojan Hawkins kicked a field goal. The Californians clearly outdid their visitors. Only twice did they permit big John McBride of Syracuse to get near enough to try his toe at a field goal. And both these times...
...have reached the topmost rung of the ladder for an ecclesiastic-the highest honor for a churchman-while still in the prime of life. I have no other ambition...
After the 9 o'clock bell has been rung in the evening, Freshmen are expected. to remain in their rooms...
...rest leave the car. Not only the public, but members from both branches of Congress have taken up the fad. One morning last week, when it was time for the Senate to open, Senator Curtis, Republican Whip, was the only member on the floor. Call bells were rung, and after some 15 minutes a quorum was gathered, but not until many Senators had torn themselves from the Investigation chambers...