Word: extent
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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About eighty men signified their intention of becoming members of the Harvard Dramatic Club, at a meeting held in the Union last evening to discover the extent of interest in the formation of such a club. It was decided that it is too late to commence active work this spring, but the club will be organized, probably before the spring vacation, and plans will be laid so that it can start work immediately upon the opening of College in the fall...
There will be an open meeting for all men interested in the organization of the Harvard Dramatic Club, in the Assembly Room of the Union tonight at 9 o'clock. As this meeting is merely to discover the extent of the interest felt by members of the University on this subject, there will be no speakers, and no attempt will be made to outline plans. It is essential that every man wishing to be identified with the club be present...
...original building contained the main hall, 115 feet by 84 feet at its widest extent, the running track, rowing room, bowling alleys, committee rooms, measuring room and office, while the lockers were in what is now the chest-weight corridor. The crew practiced in the rowing room, but the various petty teams that occupy the Gymnasium today were not taken into consideration...
...swimming team in its recent meet with Yale. Without the services of an experienced swimmer, who had played football during the fall and wished to take part in the more important contests of the spring, the team was undoubtedly at a considerable disadvantage. We are inclined to doubt the extent of injury that the rule has done, but here certainly is a specific instance of its harmful possibilities. Our contributor is right in stating that a man's record in his studies, and not his athletic record, should determine his eligibility to compete in any contest at any time...
...place wholesome restraints upon its activities, so that through competition or otherwise it will not be induced or forced to overstep the safeguards of industrial rights and block the highways of opportunity for the humblest citizen of the land. There can be no liberty without opportunity, and to the extent that opportunity is abridged, whether by the state or by cor- porate power, it is denial of liberty. It is oppression, and it is no less oppression when it emanates from organized capital or from organized labor. The fundamental principles of individual liberty lie at the basis of our political...