Word: starting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...permission can be obtained, it is proposed to start a subscription to pay for heating Sanders Theatre for an instruction room in elocution...
...Athletic Association is in receipt of a kind invitation from the Secretary of the Westchester Hare and Hounds Club, to take part in their run on Christmas Day. The start will be at 10 A. M., at Shradee's Hotel, Woodlawn, on the N. Y. and Harlem Riv. R. R. Any Harvard man in New York should avail himself of this invitation...
...used, thus giving the legs sufficient opportunity to do their work. When the men are ready to receive the word "go," the seat is well under the body, the back and arms inclined forward, and the head in position to throw back, the moment the word for the start is heard. The whole stroke is what is known among sailors as a "fore and aft" swing...
...last event was a fifth-mile hurdle-race. About fifteen men entered, and it was amusing to see the frequent falls and close competition. Wendell, '82, got the lead near the start, and won in 57 sec. H. Elliott, S. S., was second, and Field, '80, third...
...number of men who would not otherwise take part in an established society wish to devote themselves to some interest which they have in common, we see no reason why they should not do so. But if these men will leave some older organization, which needs their support, to start a new one, which may fall to pieces after a short and precarious existence, we think they should consider well before making the attempt. It is better to have a few well-supported institutions than a great many weak and in debt; and, judging from reports, we already have more...