Word: distinguishing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...introductory speech Dean Wright stated that the name of the Graduate School was changed last year to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, to distinguish it from the other graduate or professional schools of Law, Divinity and Medicine. The School, said Dean Wright, has been largely increased this year, there being 189 new students out of a total 355. Of these, 125 have never been connected with the University...
...fair proposition, however, that any participation by Harvard University should be characteristic of Harvard and comparable in dignity with our own Commencement procession and exercises? It is true that the official invitation from the promoters of the intercollegiate section of the parade suggests that each delegation be distinguished in the line of march by "college colors, flags, trophies, or other unique designs characteristic of Harvard life," thus manifesting "the truly patriotic and national spirit which animates the school," but it was to have been hoped that no delegation of Harvard men could conceive that they were doing anything but misrepresenting...
...Sard, W. W. Manton and F. H. Haskell were constituted a committee to procure lapel buttons suitable for members of the class to wear until the time of putting on caps and gowns, in order that they may distinguish each other more readily...
...than ever in choosing the men who are to accept the trust of caring for an institution which should be regarded as Harvard's most valued possession--a veritable "House of Fellowship." Among the nominees there are men who will work for the Union. They are naturally difficult to distinguish. But every member of the Union can today well afford to weigh them in the balance of his own mind and after the dictates of his own conscience cast his vote for the men who will make the Union what it ought to be--an honor to the University...
...practice yesterday was somewhat better; there was a little more snap to the plays, due, perhaps to the colder weather, and the line held more strongly than has been customary. Still there was hardly any brilliant playing to distinguish it from the general run of practices during the past few weeks. Knowles made a run of 55 yards from a kick-off and added several shorter gains around the end, but the benefit of these advances was lost by frequent fumbling, especially when touchdowns were imminent. Only one touchdown was scored, and that by the first eleven on straight rushes...