Word: winter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...King's College, Oxford, and the Royal College of Surgeons, Dr. Grenfell has been engaged in medical work among the natives and fishermen of Labrador for over 14 years. In the summer he has cruised the length of the coast in his steel hospital ship, the "Strathcona," in winter making long tours with his dog-teams. He has recently been made a companion of St. Michael and St. George by the King of England for his heroic missionary work. Dr. Grenfell gave this lecture in the Union two years ago, and showed himself peculiarly well-fitted to treat his subject...
...Regular winter practice for the University and Freshman track teams will begin today. All candidates for the track and hurdle events should report at the Gymnasium today, and regularly every day hereafter, at some one of the following hours: 11 or 12 o'clock in the morning, or in the afternoon at 3.30 or 4.30 o'clock. For the field events, practice will be held in the baseball cage at the same hours. Men may report each day at whatever one of these hours they find most convenient, but as many as possible are urged by the management to come...
...Brae Burn team has already played and won four games this winter, and ought to make this game an interesting one. Some of the individual members of the team have had much experience on University teams. The strength of the University team has not yet been tested by any games with outside teams; but, owing to its superior condition and frequent practice, it should win this game...
Captain Minot opened the meeting, speaking of the importance of winter work in preparation for the big meets in the spring, and the real fun that can be derived from it. There is an excellent opportunity in this winter work, he said, for every man to find out by experiment to what events he is especially adapted. Plenty of opportunity for competition will be afforded during the winter, as the sprinters, hurdlers, and field-event men will be urged to take part in the open meets in the neighborhood, and special competitions will be arranged for the field events...
Everyone who intends to take part in track work this winter or next spring should be present as there will be a general registration of candidates...