Word: though
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Dates: during 1910-1910
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...will be objected that as the class of men who win prizes usually stand in need of financial aid, this method affords the least embarrassing way of rewarding those who are the most deserving. Though this is true to a certain extent, the same result would be accomplished in a less bald way by a committee who should look into the needs of successful scholars, and in this way remove the cheapening effect of money prizes upon scholarship...
...tendency which has by this time developed into a habit all the more marked because of its spontaneity and its national character. In almost all the large cities in nearly every part of America, Harvard graduates have gravitated towards each other with the purpose of organizing Harvard clubs. Though, of course, these organizations are, on the surface, social, yet the real cause of their foundation is to be found in a far deeper motive. In the last analysis, all of them have been imbued with a most generous desire to spread farther the influence of the College and make...
...against the entire defence, a 15-minute scrimmage was held with the second team that resulted in a 2 to 2 tie. Pratt and Hicks scored for the second team, while Hornblower and Duncan made the goals for the first. The team-work of the University forwards was poor, though Duncan and Leslie together once carried the puck the length of the rink for a score...
...banks were organized. The state institutions were at first somewhat reticent about changing their charters, fearing inconsistency on the part of the federal government, or hostile legislation by Congress, but their hesitation was soon overcome. Since that time the number of national banks has multiplied rapidly, but the circulation, though limited only by their capital, has increased very slowly in proportion...
...football team, he was a member of the track squad. As a Junior he played tackle on the football team and took part in track work. In 1908 he was captain of the football team which defeated Yale at New Haven, by the score of 4 to 0, though on account of an injured shoulder he was unable to play in the game. He was one of Walter Camp's selections for the All-America football team in 1905 and 1906. Moreover he had the distinction of being the last man to play for four years on the University football...