Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crew has almost no money whatever and none is being subscribed, so it is impossible to state when the men will go to the training table. It is hoped, however, that a sufficient sum will be pledged to enable them to go by the first of April...
...verse of the number is good. The poem which to us seems to deserve the most praise ls "How the Mead-slave Was Set Free" by William Vaughn Moody. As in almost all of Mr. Moody's poems, the language is vigorous and the thought sustained. That he has a large vocabulary and is able to use it well is one of the chief elements of whatever poetic strength the author may possess, - and one of the most notable features of the poem in question is the almost complete absence of commonplace expressions...
...athletics of the college." Dartmouth seems thus to be following the lead of the larger colleges in entrusting her athletic interests to her graduates. This plan of regulation is now looked upon as most productive of good results. It is well known that Yale's athletics are almost exclusively regulated by her graduates; while the graduate members of the Athletic Committee and the Graduate Advisory Boards have practical control of athletics here at Harvard. By this arrangement the athletic interests of a college are entrusted to those not only deeply interested in their success but also most experienced in their...
...third, a desire to tell men of his restored happiness of mind. And here there seems to be a lesson for us. The man who has been delivered from a burden of perplexity and sorrow must not forget that there are other men still finding there loads almost too hard to bear. Let him who is joyful carry his gift of good tidings to his fellowmen and show his gratitude by giving up his life to them...
...gone up to more than nine hundred thousand dollars, and yet much more than this could be advantageously spent. This enormous sum only covers the ordinary expenditures. For the many special needs there must be special gifts. And in this year's report the president mentions special needs in almost every department of the University. The first and most pressing need is for a new library reading room; this is a university need. The college wants cheap dormitories, a new dining hall, and money could be well spent in enlarging and improving Hemenway gymnasium. The Lawrence Scientific School...