Word: peculiar
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Allies has been carried on in close proximity to this country. Moreover, its future is especially unsettled at this time since Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, and several other countries manage the government. Christians, Manichaeans, Turks, and other religious sects are represented in Albania so that inward dissension frequently occurs. These peculiar conditions add particular interest to Mr. Noli's talk. Those who were unable to attend the lecture last Friday evening should take this opportunity of informing themselves on this subject of interest and importance...
...most important part of the training will come next summer during the encampment period at Tobyhanna. The Aircraft Company is building a peculiar type of observation kites which are used by the thousands in the European war today. These kites are about 80 feet long and have a sack or tail which fills with air and keeps the balloon steady. They rise to a height of 2,000 or 3,000 feet and are connected by a cable to an automobile. The cable has a telephone wire inside so that the operators in the balloon can telephone where they observe...
...especially important that Harvard should be the first North American university to enter the new field. For, though it may seem peculiar, Harvard is practically unknown in South America, outside of the highest educational circles. As a rule, people of high standing in general public affairs either do not know of the University's existence, or else have vague ideas concerning it. To them, education in the United States connotes Columbia, Yale, and Pennsylvania; for in past years the lecturers which these universities have sent to South America--at very indefinite intervals, to be sure--have given the well-informed...
...late William S. Murphy '85 has made in his will a peculiar bequest to the College. He leaves to it all his property, "to be devoted to the establishment, of one or more scholarships for the collegiate education of any young man or men named 'Murphy' who in the judgment of the Faculty should prove deserving of this kind of encouragement." He suggests that the young men be found through advertisements in New York and Boston papers...
...Peculiar plays which came under the observation of college football officials the past season will be cited at the annual meeting in New York of the rules committee of the central board of football officials, and more explicit instructions as to the interpretation of various sections of the rules will be asked for. Well known football officials and coaches who recently met in Philadelphia discussed their experiences of the past season. It was pointed out that the rule providing that the only player eligible to be within the one-yard zone behind the line of scrimmage is frequently violated...