Word: sands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Fortunately a good track team does not depend on previous experience. The essential quality of a track athlete is not natural ability, but practice, persistence, and "sand". A Harvard track captain demonstrated this over ten years ago, when, after the Doctor had forbidden his running the hurdles, he learned to put the shot in the spring of his Junior year, and, by practicing all summer and fall, was able to win first place in the next Intercollegiate Meet. Of course not everyone can win the Intercollegiates in this way, even with infinite determination; but the story is a good example...
...does now wish in any way to disturb her, or attempt to displace her. On the contrary our attitude is friendly, and we sincerely wish the Advocate success in the straight and narrow path which she has had, the courage to choose. Its editors have shown spunk and sand by sticking to her well known and traditional standards of high literary merit...
Sunday evening Musical Service of Worship, 7:30 P. M. Three musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by organ, play five selections. Miss Ludgate will preach on "The Unseen Comrade". The musical program is as follows:- Mr. Jaccues Hoffman, Violinist Mr. Albert Sand, Clarinetist Mr. Carl Barth, 'Cellist Hallelujah, from "Messiah" Haendel "I would that My Love" Mendelsshom Invocation Mrs. Beach Mr. Jacques Hoffman, Violinist Adagio Baermann Mr. Albert Sand Traumerei Schumann...
...dramatization by Tom Cushing of Blasco Ibanez's novel, "Blood and Sand," has been secured by Charles Frohman, Inc. This will mark the first production in this country of any of the Spanish novelist's works...
...coach is an excellent one and McDermott, the captain, is a star performer. The Cornell team is sailing for England in December to race the Oxford harriers. In preparation for this race the Cornell team has been running a seven and a half mile course, which includes hills, ditches, sand and all possible difficulties of grade and bad footing. The six-mile course at Yale, although laid over West Rock, should be easy for them. The Princeton team is a good one and is led by Rogers, Martin, Penfield and Swede, runners who should finish in one of the first...