Word: upon
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...definite set of instructions is to be drawn up and printed upon slips sent the judges before the debate. During the debate the judges are to be seated separately in order to avoid the present tendency of the debaters to speak to one part of the house. In the selection of judges, a list of twenty will be submitted together with the question, six weeks before the debate. Two weeks later nine names, in order of preference, will be returned. Of these nine the first three in order who accept will be chosen to judge the debate...
...last meeting of the trustees of Brown University it was announced that subscriptions to the $2,000,000 endowment fund now amounted to $525,000, and that John D. Rockefeller has agreed to give $250,000 in addition, conditional upon the raising of $1,000,000 by June...
...Hall. One is a collection, loaned by the Massachusetts Humane Society, of medals which have been presented by the society and by similar societies in other countries. The other collection was presented to the Library by Dr. Malcolm Storer '85, and is of valuable medals in honor of men upon whom Harvard has conferred degrees. Among the distinguished names are those of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Grant...
...primary idea of the "Common Room" is to furnish a place where the occupants of Divinity Hall may gather for social purposes. The rooms are furnished with taste and several paintings will soon be placed upon the walls. A large number of newspapers and periodicals will also aid in making this a popular resort for the divinity students...
Under the vigorous coaching of Captain Reid, the whole squad has been well drilled in hard, fast play. The backing-up is, perhaps, the best feature of the work at present. In this, the effect of good coaching is especially apparent, great stress being laid upon the principle of having the fielders anticipate the play, and help each other out. The base running is rather poor, except in a few individual cases. Most of the men are inclined to be reckless, using no headwork, and lacking the quickness of decision necessary to good base-running. The batting is very weak...