Word: useful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...daily for the past week. All the regular men are practicing now, except H. McCall '09. last year's second baseman, who will not be able to begin work for about a month on account of his broken ankle. The pitchers have been barred curves and will continue to use straight balls for a while. They are all showing a consistent increase of speed. The work of the field candidates is still confined to passing, and to fielding batted grounders. Batting practice for the squad will begin next Monday...
...that helps a man to make a judicious choice his Sophomore year. Frequently the adviser does no more than sign the card and leave the Freshman to his fate. During the second year there is absolutely no provision for the men who will not or can not learn to use judgment, and any possible good that the Freshman adviser system may do is in such cases reduced...
...battery candidates for the University and Freshman teams, who were called out two weeks ago in order to limber up and to avoid sore arms, will continue to report at the usual hours every afternoon. The pitchers will use only straight balls this week, but should be able to show a slight increase of speed...
...Thursday afternoon in Newport, two gifts to the University are provided for, amounting in the aggregate to about $800,000. The first bequest, in cash and securities, is of $300,000 for the remodelling and enlarging of Gore Hall. If, however, the Corporation does not deem it advisable to use the money for that purpose, it may be devoted to other ends...
...view of certain misunderstandings as to the relation of the Harvard dining Association to the Corporation, the following statement may be of use...