Word: slips
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sunday and who have been looking forward to the establishment of an intercollegiate liberal organization, appreciate the editorial which appeared in the CRIMSON on Saturday. The warning which it sounded is not inapt; the advice which it offered is welcome. It would be easy for such an organization to slip into some of the evil ways of liberalism, to become "bigoted and impassioned", to "exhibit its own particular little idiosyncrasies". But it is our hope that the organization which is seen to be created will remain liberal in the true sense of the word. We could adopt no better platform...
...these days of street cars and automobiles there is little indeed to connect Boston with the City of the Faithful-- Bagdad. Nonetheless the spirit of the Arabian Nights is with us still, Who does not recall how the Sultan, Harounel- Rashid accompanied by his trusty Vizier was wont to slip out of the palace gates by night and wander over the city, seeing how matters fared with the people. Or how, on the morrow, from his high throne he meted out reward and punishment to those whom he had found meritorious or wanting on the night before. Thus was justice...
...with the bat that he stood out most prominently, and pitchers in the select circle of baseball, in the International League, and out on the Pacific Coast were anything but pleased with the prospect of trying to slip over a fast one to him. In 1909 he led the Pacific Coast League in batting and two years later had the highest batting and fielding averages in the International League, batting well over 300. He has headed a total of nine leagues in batting averages...
...present requirements were successful in keeping out all incompetent students, there would be a good reason for leaving them unchanged. But by cramming at tutoring schools, even the most ill-qualified candidates can slip by, at the same time that many good scholars without special preparation are turned away. If Harvard is to assume an appearance of welcome to all students, and especially to students in the west, where conditions here are not so fully understood, it is essential that certain barriers--whether real or rumored--be demolished. It would seem that a sane alteration of our peculiar entrance requirements...
Practice scrimmaging with the M. I. T. seven was the chief feature of drill for the University hockey squad yesterday afternoon in the Arena. The Crimson outfit managed to slip two tallies by Nickies, the big Tech goal-tender, in a half-hour session, while but one score was made against the University...