Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshmen with one another. At first glance, the new arrangement seems to require considerably more interest in the Freshman on the part of the Senior than is usually manifested. In operation, it is not expected that it will require more than a small sacrifice of time. The committee is somewhat smaller than formerly on the theory that a careful selection of the men will be rewarded by a keener responsibility to carry it through successfully...
...often the case that undertakings of this nature are viewed somewhat askance by persons unfamiliar with the real situation and these receptions are provided to avoid such delusions. The unsolicited halo which in the past has surrounded the House and the men who have had interests there is being worn off a little more each year and the tendency to shy at any object or being associated with Brooks House is no longer evident. The reason is that men have been made to appreciate the value of the work undertaken there and the necessity of its being carried forward...
...development of the University crew this year has been somewhat different from that of the other years that Coach Wray has had charge, inasmuch as the crew was chosen much earlier than before and more attention was paid to the training for the short preliminary races than has been the custom previously. This change of policy has worked well, and has seemed to benefit the crew rather than harm it. From last year's eight there were five veterans and the coxswain to start with as a nucleus. The problem at the beginning of the year was to fill...
Such a state of affairs is absolutely contrary to what M. Tardieu, in speaking of this University, has called "solidarity ... and the American spirit that inspires every achievement." It is contrary to Harvard's welfare; and can, we believe, be corrected somewhat by the existence of this new committee. We look for a better understanding all around, mutual benefit to be derived but above all we look for a prompt settlement of our woes...
ITHACA, NEW YORK, may 8, 1908,-The University baseball team arrived here at noon today, after a rather bard journey. After lunch it cleared somewhat and Cornell held practice on Percy Field, but it began to rain heavily when Harvard started practice. The diamond is in very poor condition, and it is doubtful if the game can be played, in which case the team will return early tomorrow...