Word: hold
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...until in 1885 the great Land Purchase Act was passed. This measure provided that after the landlord and tenant had agreed upon a fair price for the land they should jointly apply to the state which gave the purchase money to the landlord, who from that time had no hold upon the land. The tenant payed rent to the state for a stipulated length of time, at the expiration of which he became sole owner of his property...
...Point is unique among the higher educational institutions of the country as one in which the elective system has had little influence. In a little more than a century the Military Academy has sent out nearly five thousand graduates, trained in its strict curriculum, who have held and now hold places of trust and responsibility in official and in civil life. No college can show an equal number of alumni with better average records for public service. It is the West Point that trains men not only in engineering and in military science, but also in discipline and the proper...
Thayer and Mt. Auburn St. still hold their own as the best of the crews rowing from the Newell, but Mt. Auburn St., the better crew of the two, has been badly shaken up this week by the temporary loss of some of its men to the third University eight. The plans and divisions for the races which begin next Wednesday, will be announced in Monday's CRIMSON...
...handicap contest in the 120-yard high hurdles, open to both Freshman and University track team candidates, will be run on the baseball diamond on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. It is necessary to hold the event here as it is impossible to use the track during secret practice. Coach Quinn wishes all candidates for the hurdles to enter this event, as it is important to find the new candidates of promise. There will be cups for first and second places, and entries may be made on the field...
There will be a handicap contest in the 120-yard high hurles, open to both Freshman and University track team candidates, which will be run on the grass on the baseball field on Soldiers Field tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. It is necessary to hold the event here as no track men will be allowed in the Stadium during secret practice. Coach Quinn wishes all candidates for the hurdles to enter this event, as it is important to find out the new men who may be developed. There will be cups for first and second places, and entries...