Word: strenuous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thursday's practice session consisted mainly of a strenuous scrimmage. The substitutions were numerous and the variety of combinations, which worked out under the eyes of Coach Stubbs, was large. As a result of the showing made by the candidates 23 were retained. Besides the five lettermen who will be on hand Monday night for the clash with the strong University Club combination, most of the outstanding performers on last year's Freshman team will be in reserve...
With 15 of last year's letter men available, the winter track team, under the direction of Coach E. L. Farrell and Jaakko Mikkola, started practice this week in an informal way for the strenuous season which lies ahead of it. A large squad, consisting of sixty aspirants for the team, contains a number of promising candidates for the various track and field events...
Complying with the increasing demand during past years for a wrestling class which will serve for conditioning and yet not entail the strenuous work required from candidates for the various teams. Coach W. E. Lewis has decided to inaugurate a new, purely recreational class. The growing popularity of this sport has taxed the faculties of the Hemenway gymnasium to the utmost, so that this year the new class will be started, and held at a separate time from the other meetings. Men may sign up in the wrestling room any time within the next two weeks...
From a prissy little man such words would sound insufferably priggish. From Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang-who looks like the Great Buddha suddenly galvanized into something strenuous and vital-the command "Don't degenerate!" rang with significance and power. Chinese know that the largest private army in the world-150,000 men-is maintained by Feng Yu-hsiang, and that he has inspired his soldiers to a remarkable degree with his own austere strength. Each soldier has been taught a trade. The whole army can support itself indefinitely upon the Chinese countryside in Liberty, Frugality, Fraternity...
...measure towards cooling brows that may still be fevered after the national sweepstakes which came to an end last Tuesday the Vagabond recommends attendance at a lecture to be given by Professor Murdock in Harvard 2 at 10 o'clock this morning on "Benjamin Franklin." The first few strenuous years of the nations history brought forth many great men but Franklin is in many ways the most interesting of all. Washington still exists for most people as an idealized and almost superhuman character; Hamilton seems aristocratic and haughty and Jefferson is chiefly associated nowadays with various obscure principles dealing with...