Word: sheep
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Unfortunately the University was not at that time one of these, as the opposition she furnished was hardly worthy of the name. Like Harvard's black sheep, swimming, polo has heretofore not been able to compete successfully against deplorable lack of equipment and interest. But now with an excellent coach and one of the finest riding floors in the country, it is already giving indications that by next spring it will gain the prestige of an organized sport. Nothing, of course, succeeds like success, but it may be hoped the enlarged prospect of success which has opened up will bring...
...lawn before the Capitol: "I like grass. Now, if I only had a few sheep to put out there, I'd be happy...
Live-Stock. Total livestock in the devastated area in 1914, including sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys, mules, horses and cattle, 2,618,135 head; taken by the Germans, 2,418,758 head; in the area on July 1, 1923, 1,431,402 head...
...stringent measures were taken. Now, inasmuch as the offenders have been disciplined for a reasonable length of time, there is no occasion for further action on the part of the Board. It is cause for mutual satisfaction that Yale's athletic shackles have been removed and the black sheep readmitted to the fold...
...cabin'd, cribb'd, bound in", yet there is some choice. And aside from this point, the descriptions are so curt and dry that they are really repellent, as Mr. Woodbridge notes. Therefore freshmen naturally hate English A and German A with the feeling that they are mere sheep being lead to the slaughter...