Word: courting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...himself largely to historical research. It is doubtful if any other contemporary English legal writer is so well known. He was also among the first, and has been one of the most influential, in the effort to reform the system of legal teaching as practiced in the Inns of Court, and has more than once made public acknowledgement of the debt which England owes in this respect to the example of America, and of the Harvard Law School in particular...
Today the crew, comprising Roe, Hamilton, Hager, Freeborn, Shape, Bentley, Louis and Hall (stroke), were out, but did not do much work, only going a short distance below Fawley Court and back, and then turning down stream a little way. Manager Francis observed that Freeborn was clipping his stroke somewhat at the finish...
...Another characteristic stands out from the legend with which I began this sermon and from the history of the college. 'Founded by act of the people,' The college was the creation of the whole community. From the General Court she received her charter and financial aid; through it she was governed. The college never has been nor can be separate and distinct from the people and their dearest interests. Public spirit moves through her as the winds from the surrounding country sweep through her elms. The pulse of the people can be felt and the movements of the nation anticipated...
...last, after months of waiting, the title of the old City Hall has been cleared in the Court of Equity. This means that the Prospect Union can make the purchase which it has so long contemplated. Eight thousand five hundred dollars of the ten thousand which it was necessary to have have, already been subscribed. Thirteen thousand more were to have been obtained on a mortgage...
...almost subsided when the Cornell crew went over the course this afternoon. The crew, consisting of Matthews, Spillman, Hagen, Freeborn, Fennell, Dyer, Louis, and Hall(stroke), rowed a quarter of a mile down and back at a 46-stroke, after which they turned and went to the Fawley Court boat house. On the way to the boat house they made several short spins of about half a minute each, which were taken at about the same rate. The bodies of the men were even and steady. The boat rolled a little and their stroke was short. Turning again...