Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Saturday morning, December 22, was a busy time for the members of the Glee and Banjo clubs. After early breakfasts in Cambridge, the members met at the Boston and Albany station a few minutes before nine o'clock ready to begin their journey westward. The weather was clear and bracing, and the spirits of the men were high in anticipation of a glorious time as well as of a successful series of concerts...
...prior to Christ's birth. He said if men would only consent to come into real contact with Christianity it would have the effect of an electric battery, establishing a complete sovereignty in their thought, interest, and being. The choir sang the anthems, "It came upon the midnight clear," by Sullivan; "Thus said the Lord," from the Messiah, sung by Mr. Richardson, of Boston, and Gounod's "Nazareth...
...that some arrangement has been made to furnish better music than usual for the dancing in Memorial Hall after the concert. But even with good music, the dancing will be as much of a failure to-morrow night as before, unless some action is taken to keep the floor clear from the curious crowd of lookers-on, who monopolize every inch of space and render dancing impossible from the start...
...petition presented by Captain Willard was a strong one, setting forth in clear and concise terms the arguments for its favorable reception In addition to the elaborate text of the petition itself, there were presented letters from fourteen members of former teams, nine of whom were excaptains. The opinions of seven college presidents were appended to the petition, together with elaborate statistics on the Yale and Harvard scores of past years...
...Stolen Visit to a Fishing Camp," Mr. Duncan has given a pleasing account of an Exeter escapade. The style is clear and straightforward, and the treatment good. The absence of a distinct head detracts, perhaps a little from the effectiveness of the tale; yet artistic touches here and there give a certain real charm to the story...