Word: ward
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Harvard Forest in Petersham will be continued in spite of the devastating effect of the September hurricane, Ward Shepard '10, its director, has announced. Probably 10,000,000 board feet of lumber in the experimental stands are down, according to latest estimates...
Harvard is lucky in having one of the best goalies in New England to ward off the scoring thrusts of their opponents. Williams, who holds this job, has saved many a goal, although he was a little weak against M.I.T. Two capable defense men fill the fullback positions, Bradley, a steady and experienced players, and Hardenbergh, a Junior. The latter, who has booted the soccer ball for years, has a "fancy left foot," is undoubtedly the best kicker on the squad...
...Artemas Ward served as a representative in the Massachusetts General Court in the period leading up to the war. As an officer in the Continental Army he directed the siege of Boston and trained recruits. When Washington was made commander of the forces he took charge of the right wing and seized Dorchester Heights, forcing Howe's evacuation of Boston...
...Harvard's Department of Geography. On the one hand, fears that a meteorological course would only be a poor second to the courses at Tech., and, on the other hand, the knowledge that no one could teach an elementary course in the subject as well as the late Professor Ward of Harvard, have persuaded members of the Department to omit five vital courses. Certainly Professor Brooks is more than competent to give an introductory course, and failing him, there are others such as Dr. Lange of the Blue Hill Observatory. With a little encouragement the Department can perhaps throw away...
...paved the way for the decline of boss rule has been the advent of necessity as a directing power recently become a major factor in American life. Professionalism in social services and trained personnel became a serious problem. Further, the machine was unable to carry on its former ward beneficence in periods of prolonged economics crises...