Word: closes
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...undergraduates towards Class-Day. And while we are yet far enough off to examine coolly, let us ask ourselves whether we should not be acting in an honester way if we gave up some of the exercises on that day, however agreeable they may be. Not to enumerate too closely, we all know that the meaning of the exercises about the tree is a belief in what is called "class feeling," - that subtile bond which is supposed to unite all the members of a class because they have entered College together, pursued their studies side by side...
Resolved, That recognizing in his death the hand of a Divine Providence, we yet deeply regret and mourn the early close of so promising a life...
...from the church in Cambridge-port, - the church to which he had given a large share of his time, whose services he had helped to beautify. In his death, although he was but entering upon his work, we have something of that feeling with which we greet the close of a long and hard-fought life. His labors in College were excessive; besides his regular studies, to which he applied himself faithfully and successfully, he had the self-imposed duties of instructing others, and of doing deeds of charity. The race which he ran was too hard...
...next race for six oars was postponed twenty minutes, in the hope that the water would be less rough, but at half past four the thermometer in the judges' boat was so close upon the freezing-point that the boats were called and came into line...
...Holworthy. The race from this point was practically between Matthews and Holyoke. It was a splendid struggle, and during the last quarter a succession of tremendous spurts. Matthews was unable once to gain a lead, and seemed less together than her opponent, but still the race was very close, and a matter of doubt to the excited lookers-on, up to the very finish. But there was more left in one boat than in the other, and one more dashing spurt from Otis, every man in the crew well with him, left Matthews behind; and the friends on shore were...