Word: sawed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...place of his father, who had for 29 year, in his turn, been "distributing books and extending courtesies" in the words of Mr. Sibley, one-time librarian. From this position he graduated to that which he held at his death, which is the more remarkable since the period saw the introduction of system and an increase in size of the Library that revolutionized the requirements of the post. Mr. Kiernan was able to do this because of his good sense in receiving new changes and because of his remarkable memory and natural aptitude. In 1892 the College confered upon...
...Sturgis '15, Yale was enabled to win all three places in the hammer-throw, although the Harvard man surpassed P. Loughridge's throw by 3 ft. C. E. Brickley '15 scored one point in the shotput with a throw of 41 feet, 9 1-4 inches. The high jump saw W. M. Oler of Yale, and J. O. Johnstone '16 fighting it out for first place. The latter stopped at six feet, but Oler cleared 6 ft., 1 1-2 inches. R. A. Douglas of Yale took third. Immediately afterwards, Johnstone made his winning jump of 22 feet, 10 inches...
...from Yale took the first ten places in the race. The victory in football marked the fifth and last year of Mr. Haughton's first term as coach. The Committee took great pleasure in re-engaging him for a term of three years. In baseball the College saw a well-earned Harvard victory over a team generally believed to be much stronger. Dr. Sexton was re-engaged as coach of the University baseball team for three years. The track team won from Cornell, lost to Yale, and took second place in the Intercollegiate track meet, Pennsylvania taking first. In October...
Last year Mayor Barry, indorsed by the Citizens' Municipal party, defeated Blanchard by over 5,000 votes. Although last year's election saw a decrease of 800 votes in the no-license majority, and a gain of 200 votes for license it is generally predicted that the no-license policy will win again this year...
...consider inappropriate. Shadwell's tendency is to copy old models. "Bury Fair" is adapted from Ben Jonson's "Bartholomew Fair" and from Moliere's "Les Precieuses Ridicules." The poet draws from these comedies a satire on the people of his own time and the English court life as he saw...