Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slow to acquire a knowledge of English, but can readily solve mathematical problems if the conditions are not too complicated. In conclusion the lecturer said that there is no fear that those Indians, who have been carefully educated in the east, will, on returning to their tribes, fall back to their original level...
...syndicate has purchased 1,000,000 feet of land near the Back Bay park to provide grounds for an open air athletic association. The syndicate intends to build a half-mile bicycle track, a grand stand and base-ball grounds, tennis courts, and everything requisite for all kinds of athletic sports...
...Allen, Hale, Blaney, Whittemore, Pinkham, Dodge, Horn and Tudor. The majority of these men have never handled a lacrosse stick before, so that it is an almost impossible task to say whether the prospects of the team are good or bad. With the completion of the new athletic grounds back of Divinity, the lacrosse team will no longer be hampered by utterly inadequate practice-grounds, as the management expects to get free use of Jarvis Field during the spring time. This will undoubtedly be a great benefit to the men and will help the captain a good deal in developing...
...Mandolin Club gave its first performance this year on Friday evening at the first of a series of four informal performances given by the Boston Art Students' Association at the studio on Dartmouth street, back of the Art Museum. The club played four of its new Spanish airs in an extremely delicate manner, and were obliged to respond to an enthusiastic encore. Mr. Howells and Mr. Payson also played the Neapolitan polka "Fiorentinella" as a duet. After the music Mr. Walker gave a short lecture on Spain and art in general, and the evening was spent socially. The club will...
...oars purchased in England last year. Fifteen of them have already been broken on account of the holes which it was necessary to cut in the blades. The rest of the set has been strengthened by thin braces of light wood affixed to the back of the blades...