Word: sevening
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Freshman year is so well arranged that men can determine what sort of friends they prefer. A compatible group of newcomers, therefore, would be assured in each House after the accomodations had been reshuffled and definitely arranged. Instead of seven second-rate boarding houses, the Houses could become real entities, composed of inmates of kindred spirit, and possessing separate characteristics and personalities. Men would no longer leave the Houses to live in quarters which, repugnant in themselves, are employed only because they assure congenial living companions...
...Winter, usually optimistic for weekend skiers, is doubtful that conditions will be favorable this time. General rain over New England has washed away seven inches of snow from the White Mountains leaving but 14 at the summit of Washington and 39 in Pinkham Notch...
...bone of contention was the method of judging. Harvard has for some years adhered to the NCAA Rules, which Yale adopted this year for the first time. These regulations provide for decision by two judges, on a point basis, the referee having the power, by Rule Seven, "to cast the deciding vote when the Judges disagree". Harvard has in the past gone on the assumption that these rules implied the casting of each vote as an entity, giving the winner a vote of either 2-0 or 2-1. By this application of the rules, the judges need not reveal...
Providence and Springfield have already met twice this year, both games productive of thrilling play and each team showing a seven point advantage on their home court. Playing at Providence in the first game, the Friars won 55-48, while in the game at Springfield the home team came back...
Thus it is possible to classify all business in seven very general categories. Under each category many subdivisions appear, and an attempt will be made to include an article on each of these subdivisions. In this way the whole field of business can be covered in a general...