Word: saws
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...saw the great breaches in the walls of the buildings, and where a Turkish shell had come down through the three stories of College Hall and burst in the basement among the French provisions. They showed us the Professor' residence, where a number of officers and soldiers had been killed or wounded by Turkish cannon fire from a mountain six miles to the north, and where a few minutes later members of a relieving party had met the same fate. We saw the president's house, where there is not a whole pane of glass left, where the long back...
...position of the ex-emperor in China is unique in the history of the world," he declared. "At the time of the revolution, the young emperor Shuan Tung, who was then only five years old, was not dethroned, but abdicated. Consequently the Republican government saw fit to allow him to continue living in the palace, with his family and attendants. The Chinese royal palace is divided into three parts: the reception rooms, where official business was carried on; the residence, where the emperor and his family live, and hold court; and the household. After the revolution the Republican government took...
Notwithstanding the inclement weather, over two thousand spectators saw the rejuvenated University track team over-whelm the M. I. T. team Saturday afternoon in the Stadium by the score of 69-48. As was predicted before the meet, the team with the superior balance two, and the Crimson team, placing in every event, and getting a first or a second in all except two, showed that it had his balance. For the last few years, the University's troubles in track have been due to the fact that the team has not been well rounded...
...next half-mile stretch saw Princeton's eight working life one man, hold all of the lead and gain a few feet more, while the Crimson dropped almost a whole length. The Navy and Princeton were beginning to speed up their stroke fighting for the lead and the Harvard eight could not stand the pace set by the world's champions and their betters. Brown was working the men behind him to every bit of their ability and Terry was not allowing the men on his side of the boat to fall behind, but the race was too hard...
...Kelton 3ES. and H. C. Knox 3L. Other men who may enter the meet are B. N. Bass 1L., S. R. Ogden 1L, and J. P. Treanor 2M. All of these are reserve polots in the U. S. Aviation Service except Holden and Knox, who saw service overseas and are Aces. Holden also fiew for Princeton last year in the intercollegiate meet...