Word: spite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...these so easily. Aviation at present is a service where single combat must be the feature. Our peculiar interest in it may be the result of its infancy, for the new holds much charm for us. And yet trench fighting does not thrill us in the same way, in spite of its new place in modern warfare. The romantic element in aviation surely lies in the fact that individual wits are battling for supremacy. It is a service which will give us many new heroes to hold in national esteem...
...last hockey practice before the vacation was marked by a fast scrimmage between the informal and Freshman teams, in which no score was made by either side. The play was very fast in spite of the sticky condition of the Arena surface...
...stars were E. L. Bigelow, J. A. Sessions and L. B. Van Ingen. Bigelow was the fastest man and the most powerful offensive factor, although Van Ingen and R. J. Phillips on the two wings played a consistent aggressive game. Sessions, however, was easily the most valuable player. In spite of his light weight he used his body extremely well, and bore the brunt of the whole defence. Of the substitutes, C. C. Adams and F. M. Bacon were the most effective, Adams holding to his position better than any other...
...showed a tense interest in every man in his course, working with patient thoroughness and a degree of fairness that from the start won for him the esteem and love of us all. What is to be admired above all this, however, is the grit which led him, in spite of failing health, to devote himself to the service of his country...
...defeating the Boston Navy Yard 7 to 6. The teams were as evenly matched as the score indicates, and but for the failure of W. J. Murray '18 to kick a goal from touchdown from a difficult angle against a stiff wind, a tie score would have resulted. In spite of the severity of the weather, a crowd of 7,500 witnessed the game...