Word: narrower
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...annual single sculling race for the Carrol Cup, which was held yesterday afternoon over the mile course from the Cottage Farm to the Harvard Bridge. He had a lead of nearly three lengths over his nearest competitor. Second place was closely contested, R. Jenney '21 winning by a narrow margin from C. F. Batchelder '20. T. D. Gillett '19 was fourth...
...University tennis season was inauspiciously begun on Divinity Field yesterday with a one-sided victory for Dartmouth, the score in matches being 5 to 1 in favor of the visitors. Dartmouth excelled in every phase of the game and lost one match in the doubles only by a narrow margin. Following is the summary: Singles.--Larmon, Dartmouth, defeated E. B. Benjamin '18, 6 to 4, 10 to 8; Farnum, Dartmouth, defeated F. M. Warburg '19, 6 to 3, 6 to 1; Sanders, Dartmouth, defeated A. A. Claflin '20, 7 to 9, 6 to 3, 6 to 3; Ranney, Dartmouth, defeated...
...Modern warfare involves the maximum contribution to the labor and material resources of a nation. The available labor and material resources are fixed within relatively narrow limits. In order to do our part in this war the existing labor supply must be transferred in as great a degree as possible to the production of materials necessary for the maintenance of civilian life and the production of war materials in the greatest possible volume...
...every phase of our national life. There have been many mistakes and much confusion, but we may safely say that the achievements of our nation in the year just passed, outstrips those effected by any other country in a similar period of time. It is no self-pride or narrow national glorification to render tribute to the always accelerating accomplishments of our people...
America can afford fair play. If we have entered the war in a purity of idealism, we must not sink to the baseness of a narrow-minded prejudice. Let us remember that misguided and barbarous as the Germans appear, they are, after all, of the race from which we all spring. They undoubtedly have violated many of mankind's sacred laws, but they are human. When, crushed by the burden of insuperable odds, they shall finally turn their faces toward an honest peace, we must be ready to do our part in seeing that a decent consideration is given their...