Word: narrower
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Germanic Museum, emphasized the value that such a Museum might be in helping the student to visualize his ideas of German art and "to adapt his sensual perception to the objects of his study." He spoke also of the power the Museum might become in helping to check narrow specialization, by bringing together "the art student and the philologist, the student of political as well as of literary history." Hon. Carl Schurz, President of the Germanic Museum Association spoke of the Museum as a instance of and help to international friendship between Germany and the United States. Mr. Edward Robinson...
After the next kick-off, Harvard rushed the ball a distance of 80 yards straight down the field to Pennsylvania's 5-yard line, but was unable to penetrate further. Marshall attempted a goal from the field against the wind, but missed by a narrow margin, and Reynolds punted to Harvard's 45-yard line. An exchange of punts brought considerable advantage in distance to Pennsylvania in addition to the possession of the ball, which was secured by Butkiewicz on Marshall's fumble at Harvard's 15-yard line. Amid intense excitement, Pennsylvania in eight rushes sent Smith over...
...patter of amusing short jokes. The drawings vary from extreme decision where they are decorative to extreme indecision where they are meant to be satirical. It is chiefly in this matter of caricature, and in the verse, that a certain weakness makes itself felt. Wit and humor have a narrow field in a College paper, but a very propitious one, since in College every one is or ought to be merry and everything has a right to seem somewhat novel and absurd. Let us hope the class of 1905, after furnishing the Lampoon with a lawful but will furnish...
...yard line, and from there the University eleven carried the ball, mainly by formation plays to the 1-yard line, and Parkinson took it over for a touchdown. The rushes averaged only about two yards, and several times the first down was secured by a very narrow margin...
...unsightly low-tide river bed; it will admit, therefore of the improvement and beautification of the banks all along the river. Aside from this, the dam and basin will greatly improve the river for University rowing. It will obviate the necessity for rowing at low-tide in a very narrow channel, as at present, and will facilitate coaching by allowing the launch to keep alongside the crew even at the narrowest parts of the river...