Word: standings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...4tLOST. - A light overcoat Saturday afternoon on the Soldiers Field grand stand. A suitable reward is offered for the return of same, or, more especially, for the keys which were in the pocket, to No. 25 Hastings...
...4tLOST. - A light overcoat Saturday afternoon on the Soldiers Field grand stand. A suitable reward is offered for the return of same, or, more especially, for the keys which were in the pocket, to No. 25 Hastings...
...serious accident narrowly averted. Perhaps not much thought was given to it by any one, but the fact remains that a passer-by who was looking in another direction came so near having his brains dashed out by the thrown hammer that it made my hair stand on end. Now, this hammer throwing is done at a place where people are constantly passing and without any extra precautions. It is made more dangerous by the fact that a large indiscriminate crowd congregates about Holmes Field watching the Mott Haven men train. Some simple precaution might prevent a serious accident; hence...
Today the entire education of many boys between the ages of fourteen and eighteen is devoted not to the acquirement of lasting and valuable knowledge such as is the necessary foundation for any great intellectual achievement, but to the superficial mastery of subjects so as to be able to stand test questions, the nature of which is known beforehand. Not real learning, but the passing of a college examination, is the goal of study. So true is this, that often familiarity with previous examination papers is the chief strength of a candidate's preparation, while of working familiarity with...
...decided to accept Columbia's challenge for a contest, on condition that the latter send the trophy that Harvard won last year to the Harvard Fencing Club. The trophy, which is to be an appropriate brouze statuette, has not yet been completed. The executive committee took this stand on the ground that the Harvard club could not be challenged for a trophy that it has never received, and also that the symbol of the victory of last year's team might be publicly exhibited in the University, even if it be only for a short time...