Word: turning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Eliot said that the social evils of today are the results of tremendous revolutions which have taken place in the great industries of the world. Industrial and political liberty have been produced and in turn have produced the inevitable result of liberty, freedom to do evil...
...during the first part of the game played very erratic ball. Syracuse got a single, and a home run off Hardy in the first inning, scoring two runs. Kling hit for three bases but was caught trying to get home. Babson replaced him at this point, but was in turn replaced by Ernst in the seventh inning. Three bad errors materially assisted in giving Syracuse their other three runs. The fine fielding of the visitors was in sharp contrast to that of Harvard. They made many sensational stops and catches...
...races during the first part of the Easter recess the eight showed an ability to maintain a high stroke and to space out well under it. When rowing was recommenced after the vacation, the crew fell into a bad slump. The slide work was poor, the men did not turn well on the catch, and were not effective while the oars were in the water...
...about 2 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. Parsons had gone out from the Weld Boathouse in a compromise. According to a friend he was returning for a heavier boat, and had reached a point about twenty feet off the shore opposite the Weld Boat Club, when in attempting to turn he capsized. The boat was carried down stream by the wind, and as Parsons was a poor swimmer, he was unable to keep himself afloat until aid reached him. The body was recovered by the police after four hours' dragging, and will be sent to his home in Detroit, probably...
...race, tug-of-war, potato race, pie-eating contest, and greased pig race. Cups will be awarded to the winners of each event. An imperial German band, under the leadership of Herr Getzenschneider, has been engaged for the evening. It is up to every member of the class to turn out and make the affair a complete success...