Word: snap
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...willing to believe. The students who will be affected are the ones who are pursuing specialties to the point of narrowness, and the loafers whose exploiting of the elective system leads to mastery of no subject. The specialist will be required to broaden out; the student in pursuit of "snap" courses will be required to concentrate. Both processes will tend to the same end--the turning out of well-rounded men, equally ready to enter on their life-work or to pursue their studies in a graduate school...
...plays before calling the second team into the Stadium. The second team lined up against the first, but only walked through the plays. Particular attention was given to individual faults, the new men, Hooper and L. Withington, being given special attention. The work was fast and full of snap...
...halves. Captain Fish, Corbett and Minot were all in the practice, but Corbett, when he was tackled hard by W. K. Page, severely twisted his ankle so that he may not practice for a few days. The work was, however, encouraging as there was much more life and snap in the playing of the first team. L. Withington remained at left guard, his work showing much improvement...
...back two kick-offs to the middle of the field. His playing was by far the best of the afternoon. During the scrimmage the first team substitutes scored three touchdowns, Pierce making the other two. This scrimmage was carried through in good style, both teams showing more snap and speed than the others...
...present seem to be very evenly matched. The Senior crew is made up of powerful men and rows well together. During the week the slide work has become much smoother and the blade work better. The Junior crew has corrected the tendency to wash out and rows with much snap, although the body swing of the men is very uneven. Both the Senior and Junior crews have shown their ability to start at 40 strokes to the minute. The Sophomore crew rows well together, but the men are inclined to cut the stroke short when rowing high, and consequently...