Word: swords
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...verily it appears that our sword of Damocles has only been rehung almost out of sight above us, less oppressive but more terrible; for according to Dr. Aston there is always the possibility that if the experiment were performed at some time in the future the energy liberated might prove completely uncontrollable. Its intense violence might detonate all neighboring substance and the result of this most successful experiment be published to the rest of the universe in the form of a new star of extraordinary brilliancy...
After the match a round-robin duelling sword exhibition was staged between J. S. Barss '22, F. W. Saunders '24, and C. J. Shearn Jr. '23, which was won by Bares. A formal competition with duelling swords, to decide the man to take the trip with the team on Saturday, will be held tomorrow at 4 o'clock in Hemenway, which all men interested may watch. The four members of the team, which is lined-up as follows, will compete; J. S. Barss '22, J. K. Watson '23, C. J. Shearn Jr. '23, and F. W. Saunders...
...will hold its second meet of the season this afternoon when it faces the Bowdoin College fencers at 3 o'clock in Hemenway Gymnasium. Captain Burke Boyce '22, E. L. Lane '24, acnd E. H. Lane '24 will represent the University in the foils. As Bowdoin has no duelling sword team, this division will be omitted, and instead an exhibition bout will be staged between J. S. Barss '22 of the University team and C. J. Shearn...
...challenger always pays the expenses, the person challenged usually arranges his acceptances in order of the social standing of his adversary, it being considered a bit ulcer to be killed by a former Viscount than by a mere Captain of Hussars. Rival store-keepers now settle their differences with sword and pistol rather than by cutthroat competition. Most important of all, a student who has been "flunked" by his instructor invariably calls...
...with great pleasure that I take up the sword in defence of your position regarding the soldier-poet of Italy. Your editorial on Gabricle D'Annunzio was unbiased and moderate. Yet, I frankly admit, such a weak position is to me untenable...