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...University track team went into this meet a poor third in the estimation of track followers around Greater Boston, but the day after the meet one of the Boston papers said: "Harvard, poor down-trodden Harvard, showed a fighting spirit which was simply marvelous. Track at the University has evidently taken a turn for the better." The meet amply bore out Coach Bingham's statement that it was second and third place men who won a meet. Both Dartmouth and the University scored more firsts than Cornell, but the latter won the meet with her seconds. Several University runners whom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACK SHAKE-UP RESULTS IN IMPROVEMENT | 3/24/1921 | See Source »

...wins the race is usually born with natural ability. The runner up can be developed,--and his points weigh heavily in the final decision. The Crimson showing on Saturday is the result of the new spirit Coach Bingham has given the team. Harvard, "poor down-trodden Harvard," as a Boston newspaper said, "smashed every forecast by its fighting." Development of the "next best" man, which can be brought about by persistent training, will give us victory instead of 'glorious defeats...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NEXT BEST MAN | 2/28/1921 | See Source »

...enough already. However, much opinions may differ on the prohibition amendment, the mass of people will raise against any attempt to curb the use of tobacco. That prehensile-nosed organization, the W. C. T. U. will meddle in other people's business once too often; and the heckled, down-trodden proletariat will, with starting abruptness, proceed to clean house. The disembodied a spirit of the W. C. T. U. floating around in interstellar space, where there is no tobacco smoke, will have time to reflect on the fact that the American people are like a buzz-saw. One cannot "monkey...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MEDDLING W. C. T. U. | 10/14/1919 | See Source »

...members of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter of the University will hold a dinner in the society's room in the South Tower of Memorial Hall this evening at 6 o'clock. F. Schenck '09, of the English Department, will speak on "A Plea for the Down-trodden Assistant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dinner Tonight for Scholars | 1/8/1915 | See Source »

...Abbott's "The Head of the Family" is a poignant little tragedy revolving about the internal strife in a country family between a brutal husband and his down-trodden wife. The strong forces in the play are the two children whose education has far outstripped that of their parents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DRAMATIC CLUB'S PLAYS | 3/22/1912 | See Source »

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