Word: seconde
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Voted: That in 1898 and thereafter, until further notice, a candidate for admission, who has passed the examination in elementary English with grade A or B, may take a second examination, which, if passed with grade of A or B, shall exempt him from the prescription of English...
...held between the different English college crews. In those races the crews are started not side by side but one behind theother, and race not one day but on several days. If on the first day a crew overtakes and bumps the one ahead of it, then on the second day these crews change places, so that a crew has a chance to move up towards the head one place for each day of the races-to hold the leading place or head of the river being the object for which all the crews are striving...
...ahead of it-that is if number two beats number one-those teams will change places for the next round. Thus supposing that number two beats number one, number three beats number four and number six beats number five, number two will take number one's place for the second round, number three and four will retain their places, number six will take number five's place and so on down. The second round will be played in the same way, number one standing out while number two plays number three, number four plays number five...
Broad oak stairs with a landing lead from the marble mosaic floor below to the second floor where is the General Committee Room with retiring room adjoining. On either side are two society rooms 17x27 with class rooms and a library...
...second flight of stairs leads to the Assembly Hall above, whose covered ceiling is finished up into the roof. The staircase is shut off by movable screens in such manner that the seating capacity of the hall may be increased to 240. From this hall a spiral staircase leads to the lower floors, forming a secondary means of exit. At the western end, two society rooms and a bedroom complete the building. In the basement are the coat rooms, lavatories, bicycle room...