Word: comee
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Harvard Bridge, less than a mile from the finish, '96 had again spurted and was leading '94 by two lengths. '95 had dropped back still further, and '97, though rowing out of time and in miserable form, seemed again to come into the race...
...Civil Service Reform. The welfare of society has been at times considered the object of all government. It is the avowed object of a political party. And, when a man in whose hands the welfare of the people has been entrusted by a great commonwealth, can be persuaded to come here and explain the principles and methods by which some of the greatest intellects of the age hope to perpetuate that welfare, there are some who feel considerable bitterness at his exclusion, and would like better explanations of that action than they have yet received...
...large establishment and, because, in the second place, an allowance must be made for profit. The two causes combined make the increase in price a very considerable item. Now to the student who must live on a comparatively small amount of money-and the number of such who come to Harvard is very large-the cost of board is the most important variable in expenses. The increased price of board would have one of two effects. Either such students must content themselves with poorer board and the inevitable reaction on health and intellectual power, or else they must give...
...NINE.- Practice at 2 p. m. sharp Every man must come...
...attempted in the slightest degree to evade this publicity. On the contrary, the crews seem to appreciate the general interest taken in their work, and tacitly invite the public to come and enjoy it. The London daily newspapers regularly print the hour at which the men will go out on the river, morning and afternoon, and in consequence the banks are covered with all kinds of interested spectators...