Word: solidity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Georges, S. I., between the New York Lacrosse Club and the Harvard College team. In the first half-hour it looked like a sure thing for Harvard, but the New York men rallied in the last 15 minutes and snatched the victory. It was decided to play one solid hour. Mr. Squibb, formerly of Harvard, was chosen referee, and Mr. Page of Harvard and Mr. Hodge of New York, umpires...
...Atlantic Ammunition Company have offered a solid silver cup worth $100 for the best score made by a college shooting club at trap shooting. The cup is to be held open to competition for one year, unless won twice consecutively by one college team. There are to be three contestants from each college...
Embody in the University Club, reading-room, smoking-room, place of rendezvous and restaurant, if you will and can; but also turn it to some more solid account by making it a place where matters of college interest may be discussed: a not only talked about, uselessly and with no power of direct result, but in such manner that the opinions prevailing have some concrete effect easiest obtained by giving the debaters votes. Quod bene vertat...
President Cleveland has brought out the fact that we need to get our feet upon solid ground again...
...managers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens feel that the time has come when they can confidently appeal to all friends of sound learning in the United States for the means of placing that institution on a solid and permanent foundation...