Word: briefe
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Copeland's lecture yesterday on Edmund Burke was as well attended as ever in spite of the weather. He treated Burke chiefly as a man of letters, with only a brief account of his qualities as the greatest statesman and political philosopher the English speaking race has produced...
DEAR SIRS:- President Eliot authorizes me to say, in answer to your letter of Jan. 5th, that the University will very cordially welcome to its Chapel the friends and classmates of Marshall Newell, and will most gladly arrange, in their behalf, a brief and simple Memorial Service, to be held next Sunday afternoon, January 9th, at 3 o'clock...
...Great Barrington, and took up his duties on the farm. In the fall of 1894 he coached the Cornell University football team with remarkable success. After this he again resumed his duties at home, where he remained the greater part of the next two years, except for a brief period, when he was in Boston, in the office of Lorin F. Deland. Each year he was found ready to aid in the coaching of the different teams at Harvard, and his appearance at Cambridge was always greeted with the greatest enthusiasm and inspired the highest confidence...
Professor Shaler gave a brief sketch of the history of the society, mentioning its relations to Mr. Agassiz and other distinguished Harvard scientists. He also outlined the purposes and ambitions of the society...
With today 's contest the fall rowing ceases. Since the race of the fouroared shells on Nov. 6, Mr. Lehmann and Mr. Willis have been steadily with the men and have been steadily with the men and have given them constant coaching. After a brief rest from the first race two crews were called out and immediately set to work rowing in barges and pair-oars. Later the men were put in the shells in which they have been rowing for about two weeks. Mr. Willis has stroked both boats to give the men a correct idea of the stroke...