Word: spite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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With the race but three days away, the University crew is in a very critical stage of its development. It is now emerging from an extremely bad slump, in which, in spite of many and frequent changes, it seemed impossible to find exactly the right combination. Nearly two weeks ago Newton was put in at stroke, and improvement has been steady since then; nevertheless the eight is not yet entirely together, and the recovery is not smooth enough. The result is that the men are hurried at the catch and are unable to apply their power quickly and evenly. There...
...romantic simpleton in a laundry and the undergraduate, not too shadowy to leave an impression of a hopeless cad. The story is told wholly from the girl's point of view; the man seems meant to be what he is, but somehow the tragedy of it all, in spite of some telling bits, fails to make the impression its elements should have commanded. "Do You Remember?"--a fishing story by M.H. Spear--accomplishes more successfully what it set out to do. In "The Silver Image" J. Donald Adams tells with some effectiveness a supernatural story of colonial times...
...upper class crews the Sophomores have made the best showing of late, rowing well, together and getting strength and snap into their stroke from catch to finish. The Juniors have a good crew, however, and in spite of the misfortune of losing their stroke in mid-season, should make a good showing in the race. The Senior crew, made up from a small amount of material at the beginning, has been rather unsteady all spring, with some slight improvement during the past week...
...spite of these two objections, however, it is very gratifying to note the great strides which are being made by members of the University along philanthropic lines. We hope that the improvement may continue to the end, that more men may become permeated with enthusiasm, that more efficient work may be accomplished, that the University may more nearly fulfill the duties which its position entails, and, finally, that the individuals may derive the full benefit which such work affords...
...outcome of the meet was in doubt until the last event, the broad jump, and in this Yale managed to win the nine points necessary to tie Princeton in the total score. In spite of the tie score, Yale claimed the meet because of a clause in the agreement between the Yale and Princeton track associations, to the effect that when there is a tie on the total points, the team winning the greater number of firsts shall be declared the victor...