Word: trials
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...account of the high wind on Saturday, the trial heat of the 440-yard handicap competition was postponed until today at 4 o'clock. The winner will hold the Wells cup for one year. The following nine men with handicaps qualified in the trials Thursday: K. B. Day '11, Guild '10, 15 yds,; M. Steinhart '11, 15 yds.; H. Watson '10, 3 yrds.; W. F. Whither...
Municipal Printing Plant of the city, which has been a sort of bank for politicians and their constituents during the last few years. This year, however, it has been placed on a firm basis, with a practical man at its head, and it will be given two years' fair trial to show whether or not municipal ownership is a success...
...yard handicap competition for the possession of the Wells cup for one year will be held in the Stadium on Thursday and Saturday of this week. Two days are given to the competition this year in order that the trial heats may not be crowded too much, and to give contestants a chance to recover from the trials before the finals...
...taken tonight. Judging by statistics the new plan is an improvement upon anything which has been tried up to the present time, and even if the members are not entirely satisfied with the results of the plan, nothing but serious faults would justify a change after so short a trial. Minor causes of criticism will be removed in time, and no one should vote for a change unless satisfied that the present system is fundamentally wrong. We believe that a solution of the problem has at last been discovered, and rely upon the members of the Hall to insure...
After a three week's trial the system adopted by the Harvard Dining Association has abundantly proved its worth. The figures speak for themselves. Cost of general board has barely exceeded the Corporation's guarantee, and but for an error in judgment during the second week, would have been below the $4 figure. Average total cost of board was less than $5 per week, an improvement over the average total cost for the past four years. The figures of membership are equally encouraging...