Word: adds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cent. of all those examined surpassed him in weight, while the complement of this, or 20 per cent. failed to surpass him. If, however, his line where it intersects the line of measurement, fall on the line at the right or left of one of the numbered perpendicular lines, add or subtract 2 1-2 per cent, unless it fall outside either the figure 10 or 90, in which case, but 1 1-4 per cent. should be reckoned...
...endowing one of the many small colleges struggling for an existence, or by placing the money in the hands of the trustees of some university like Harvard. Doubtless great good would have been done in either case. Be that as it may, Mr. Clark has seen fit to add one more to the already large list of colleges and this one is to be carried on as an ideal creation of his own mind. Whether he will be successful in his design, years only will tell. We cannot but look upon this institution as a possible rival...
...have spent $1,200 a year; and I hardly need to add that much of it has gone unnecessarily, and that were I to pass through these years again I could easily and satisfactorily get on with much less...
...add to these disadvantages, the eleven has no suitable ground to practice on, and is obliged to practice on a wretched bit of turf back of Divinity Hall. Now, why cannot cricket have its share in the admirable grounds owned by the University? Why cannot the team players set up their wickets in the upper end of Holmes Field, say two afternoons in the week. Such an arrangement would not interfere with the success of a single sport; certainly not at this time of the year. If this were possible, it would probably be the means of adding one more...
...others and minister to them, and this is what Christianity teaches. The danger comes from the chance that intellectual religion may take the place of moral religion and leave it standing. This cannot be and good come of it. Let the intellectual considerations have their place, and they but add to the man's Christianity by giving him stimulants and aid. But do not let them gain the mastery...