Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college journal is almost peculiar to this country. None are published by students in England, or on the continent, but there are a few in Austria and New Zealand...
...from fines had effectually enforced the existing laws, and originated new ones, and had set an example which has been followed very generally over the whole country. The speaker was very active in forming the Massachusetts League. The league includes every college president in the state, four ex-governors, almost all, if not all, the leading men in every branch of life. The work of the League has been done chiefly through detectives. The platform is that every law should be obeyed by every citizen, and therefore every citizen should promote the enforcement of law. A law, good...
...imitation of the custom, almost universal in France, of celebrating the birthday of Victor Hugo, a lecture was given in Sever, yesterday, commemorative of the great author, to which the students of the advanced French courses were invited. The lecturer, Mr. Cohn, will finish his remarks on Saturday...
...such an improvement. After the student has made his preparation for work he chats with his fellows till the professor comes. The professor is always greeted by applause, or by a rising in the seats. He comes in on a walk that borders on a run; begins to talk almost before he reaches his box, and often before he has taken off his coat or his gloves. The manner of lecturing is as varied as the individuality of the lecturer. A few sit quietly and read written lectures, some speak with few notes, and some with no notes...
From comparison of these reports, it will be seen that the total amounts of receipts and expenditures of both crews are almost identical, in spite of the fact that our expenses at New London were increased some $200 over '86, owing to the postponement of the race. Again, acting under the advice of the captain of the University crew, we employed the services of Col. Bancroft through the fall. This was at an additional expense of $175. In order to meet this increased expenditure, we economised by buying a second-hand shell of the class of '84, and used every...