Word: say
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...After talking with Commanding Officers of Troop C, M.V.M., and Battery A, M.V.M., I find that between us we can provide for, say, 30 men at any one time, give them the benefits of the regular sergeant instructor's services at the rate of $5 for 6 lessons per individual, and schedule them any day in the week except Saturdays and Sundays at any hour between 1 and 5 o'clock...
...found that the report that Harvard was the college only for the high-brows and the wealthy was false. I cheerfully wave aside the natural feelings of personal reserve to say that Harvard is a place where the poorest can go, where those of the least wealth can go and find a paradise of inspiration and blessing, and find their very souls mounting to higher planes and better things. Who that has walked in the shades of her classic groves can ever still the love that beats in his heart for old Harvard, or ever wants...
...contended that water under the Union might cause moisture upstairs; but if the pool were built where the H. A. A. office is now situated, not only would the Union atmosphere be dry, but the pool could obtain unlimited sunlight. Though a final estimate is not ready, the architects say that the change would require little additional expense. The H. A. A. would then have the west end of the lower story for its offices, and the locker rooms would be situated in the present billiard room. If the University supports the plan for a pool in the Union...
...probation were looked upon as a disgrace, and if a little healthy missionary work were done by classmates--in other words, if undergraduates realized some responsibility for their fellows--the sinking probationer would more often make an effective effort to reform his ways. It may sound extreme to say so, but the fact is that probation in Harvard College is no more of a punishment to a student than an indictment now is to a business...
...part that attracted the greatest number of people were the outdoor events. These consisted of dashes and long runs on skis and snow-shoes, of obstacle races on snowshoes, of ski-jumping, both exhibitory and competitive, of hockey games, and of skating races. That year, strange to say, the ski-jumping contest was won by a student from a college in Florida...