Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...education must be in the line of altruism, teaching men to go outside and stay outside themselves. It is not safe to start the intellectual life in the study of physical science; education should begin with the humanities...
...Reed's next statement is that the Polo Grounds' track is wide enough to start two rows of riders without mishap. Though last year a fall occurred from bad starting, yet the danger is more in the number of riders at one time on the track than the number starting. Besides the starters rarely know their business and dangerous falls are sure to occur if the number of starters is large. Mr. Reed mentions that there is a rule which provides that the race be started again if the starters fall within 10 yards of the start. This rule...
Columbia College is at last to be represented in the baseball arena; meetings to organize a team having been held at the college during the past month. Johnny Ward will coach the team up to the end of May, so it promises to start out well. They have some fine players in the college this year. it is to be hoped that, if the nine be not so successful as anticipated, no such boyish action will be taken as in the case of the Lacrosse club some years ago, which was broken up by the collegians because they failed...
...about six inches of rope as he was unable to hold it in his strained position. After this the law men made several heaves and brought the rope back; but they were unable to hold tight enough at the end, after their heavy work at the start, and so lost the heat by less than one inch...
...events on the programme be a team match between teams of four, or more, from the various classes and schools of the university. It is one of the complaints urged by the faculty that there are not enough inter-class contests. Here is an excellent opportunity to start a competition which shall bring out the representatives of the different classes, at the same time affording an opportunity for healthy sport in the field and tending to revive the class spirit which is said to have died out of late years. This suggestion of ours may be impracticable, but we should...