Word: youngers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...strong and the heavy. In 1890 he had tangible evidence that the victory upon which all Harvard men congratulated themselves so much was the result of intelligence, skill, agility and courage as much as of the strength and weight of the contestants. Strange as it might seem to the younger men, this fact was quite a revelation to some of the older men who had got all their ideas of foot ball from newspapers. He congratulated all Harvard men that they had proven the sport to be worthy of the best efforts of gentlemen. But, he added "one swallow does...
...years, or. 54 of a year (about six montha) older than Harvard graduates. It appears, also that Harvard graduates average only about.15 or a year (or 1.8 months) older than the general average (21.99) at the time of entering, and they average .3 of a year (or 3.6 months) younger than do all the college graduates (22.44)-including those from Harvard-entering the medical school. It is thus evident that Harvard graduates would be fully on a par with noncollege men entering the medical school, if the average senior intending to study medicine were allowed to anticipate during his last...
...spread far and wide. In comparison with this far-reaching moral effect, and this injury to the prestige and influence of the university, the question of whether the average Harvard graduate evolved by the arithmetical process from the numerical tables of ages shall be a few months younger or older on commencement day, seems to us unimportant. Even if it be assumed that we ought under any circumstances to sacrifice attainment for the sake of greater numbers, your committee do not see any occasion whatever for such sacrifice in the present instance. The entering freshman class this year is unprecedentedly...
Capt. Herrick, of the Cornell base ball team, has resigned. It is rumored that insubordination on the part of some of the younger players of this year's team is the cause. Cornell will play Princeton today...
Although a specialist in his department of study, Professor Blake's interests are by no means confined to his especial school of the university. He has always shown a lively interest in the academic college, and being one of the younger members of the faculty he will be brought, in a way, nearer to the demands of an undergraduate audience...