Word: constantions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...place. In spite of the severe loss sustained in the resignation of Mr. Forchheimer from the leadership of the orchestra, as well as in the loss of some of its leading instrumentalists, the Pierian will do itself credit in the concert this evening, if credit is to come from constant and faithful practice...
...practice, their work has not been such as would warrant any high expectations of victory. It has been fairly good; but when one has said that, he has said all that can be said in their praise. Their batting is poor and this defect can be overcome only by constant practice. Their fielding has been good and this partially makes up for the lack of strong batsmen on the nine. '90 has a captain of experience and ability who will bring victory out of defeat, if it is a possible thing...
...members of the class of '87, provided that 100 men will sign and deposit five dollars apiece at Pach's Studio on or before Saturday, March 19, and that all the men in their class will have their pictures taken over again. As all the negatives are in constant use in New York, new pictures must be taken by all for the proposed album, and all are requested, therefore, to make appointments when they leave their names. The albums containing the pictures of all the class, but of none of the professors, will cost twenty-five dollars apiece...
...University of Michigan has ten laboratories in constant use by advanced students in chemistry, geology, mechanics, mineralogy and physics...
...real science of the tug-of-war was yet to come, however. In 1882 the belt was introduced, by means of which the strain on the rope was made constant, and could be increased permanently at the will of either anchor. At present it is the object of both teams to drop as quickly as possible, the best teams giving a heave as they go down, and gaining several inches thereby. There are two ways of lying on the ropes, but all Harvard men pull with one leg across the rope, and the body resting on one side. The back...