Word: similarities
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...limestone, from Bedford, Ind., has been selected for the outer skin of the buildings where these will be open to the public view, and also where they face the great court and two minor courts which are a striking feature of the architectural plan. In inter- ior courts and similar locations cream-colored brick will be used. Near the bases of the walls, some heavier stone is used, in accordance with architectural practice. This is called the base-course, and is being constructed out of pink granite from Townsend, Mass. About two-thirds of this is now in place...
...respectively, each starting from scratch. Each event was won from a strong field, Bingham running against 28 men, and passing 8 with a terrific burst of speed in the last lap. In the 390-yard race, Willcox, after getting but third in his trial heat, came through with a similar finish and just barely defeated T. R. Penny-packer '16 and M. A. Connor...
...foundation of the club we can find a development extraordinary in its rapidity and highly important in its effect upon college dramatics. In response to a widespread interest in the drama at the University, the Harvard Dramatic Club was formed in the spring of 1908. What distinguished it from similar college organizations was the intention to present not well-tried plays already given, but the original work of undergraduates and recent graduates of the University. In short, although coming after most college dramatic associations, the club at once took an advanced and unique position among them, as an encouragement both...
Baseball leads, with an attendance of 9,000,000; football is second with 6,292,000, and about 1,000,000 people witnessed the various forms of horse racing throughout the country. Motor races of different kinds drew 500,000 people, track sports a similar number, polo matches 125,000; tennis 150,000 and rowing regattas 425,000. It is estimated that 1,500,000 people witnessed boxing matches and the remainder of the total is made up from the attendance at golf, cricket, hockey, lacrosse and yachting events...
Yesterday, for example, when Thomas Mott Osborne was lecturing, he was interrupted again and again by late arrivals. Other visiting lecturers have suffered similar discourtesy. As for regular college lectures, many professors have resorted, and fairly too, to the expedient employed with great success by Professor Copeland, of saying "Go away, sir!" to the late comers...