Word: cleared
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...There are those who wish to warn the European powers wholly off the South American continent; there are others who insist that we have no rights there, but that it is for our interest to have it settled by any civilized people as fast as possible, and to keep clear ourselves of all entanglements with it. Between these positions there are all degrees, and any one who thinks that public opinion is ready to stake the country's honor on any extreme point can not have read the newspapers or talked with many men. In spite of our familiarity with...
...consideration of first importance is that if our athletics are to be kept clear of excess and corruption they have got to be animated by the love of sport for its own sake. The desire for victory and the "honor" of a college should and may be a pure motive, but it is safe to say that nine tenths of the corruption in college athletics today is due to the domination of this motive, in a perverted form, over the pure love of sport. When, furthermore, the latter becomes obscured, teams are selected not from the large body...
...realized the inaccuracy of the "blue-book" method of getting opinions, as there are always sure to be a certain number of men who sign their names thought lessly, to say nothing of the few who mutilate the books by writing fictitious names. Two things, however, have been made clear in conducting the present canvass: First, that no men were urged to sign the blue-books; secondly that those who did sign should not do so thoughtlessly. The result is that on the whole the list of names appears to be more significant than is usually the case with ordinary...
...water front. He was repulsed, and the Union outlook was dark indeed. But Pillow was timid, and resolved to cut his way out. During Grant's absence the sortie was made with unexpected success. McClernand was rolled back upon Lew. Wallace's division and the way of escape was clear. Pillow became over confident with success, and attempted to rout Wallace...
Professor Richards lectured to the Boylston Chemical Club last night on the discovery of Argon and Helium. His lecture was a technical explanation of the experiments that resulted in the discovery of these gases, and was made especially clear by the introduction of practical illustrations. He said that Lord Rayleigh, professor in the Royal Institution in London, discovered Argon and Helium, after several years experimenting in gases, about a year...