Word: strength
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After September 1st, 1895, all students of Harvard University desiring to enter as competitors in athletic contests will be required to give evidence of their ability by making the following strength tests, in addition to the regular physical examinations...
...have had experience on the paper; and that it will strengthen the union of interest among all CRIMSON editors. Present editors of the paper wish to express their satisfaction at the plans which the committee proposes. They feel that the Alumni Association will be a new source of strength and stability to the paper...
...speaking was of a very high order and Harvard's representatives did themselves much credit. The Yale speakers showed remarkable and unexpected strength, though their delivery had noticeable faults. They were very much in earnest. The Harvard men spoke in better form, were calmer and more argumentative. Yale's argument showed a very great study of facts, although the bearing of the latter on the question was not always clearly shown. Still the argument was plausible. The Harvard speakers cited authorities more carefully, but their facts did not impress their hearers as strongly...
...Sargent has invited the Yale athletic association to enter three men in a strength test to be held in Cambridge between representatives of leading colleges...
...when those from the nine will be practically insignificant. There can no longer be any excuse for withholding or delaying subscriptions. The freshman crew has too often been left till the last moment without money enough to take them to New London. They can not go on the strength of mere promises to pay; they must have cash to cover the cost of their trip...