Word: curiously
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...said there were few things that many people dread more than beggary. Each has his idea of what he wants, the loss of which would perhaps mean beggary to him, and he might suffer and die sooner than give it up. It is curious to think how true this is of every member of the hurrying crowds we see around us every day; each with his small function in the world, and each with his fear for something, the loss of which would mean beggary to him. "Be master of thyself" and no material loss can then mean anything...
...find for her line, while Yale had to find two new guards and an end; behind the line Harvard has had to develop a new quarter-back, half, and full-back, and Yale has had to bring out men for just the same positions, and it is a curious fact that in order to fill the quarter-back's position the full-backs of last year are the quarter-backs of this, and both are the captains of their teams. It is true that both elevens have been able to find experienced men from other colleges to fill some...
...expected the University as a whole has gone Republican; the majority of undergraduates have gone Republican, while the graduate departments, with the exception of the Medical and Dental Schools have gone Democratic. A curious incident is the result of the voting of the Graduate School, which goes Democratic by a majority of one. The table has been made out with great care and is sufficiently self explanitoy...
...palms and all plant life. A grove of cocoanut palms is always a sign of a negro village in Ceylon. The growth and culture of tea is the principal occupation of the inhabitants of this island. Besides the cocoanut, cabbage and pinnate palms, the forests contain a curious growth called rain trees which drip with moisture. Vines called runners or climbers, covered with blossoms cling about the palms to a height of fifty feet. Next to the palm, the bamboo is the most interesting to the botanists. This species grows luxuriantly in Ceylon...
...broad jump, with a jump of 10 ft. 3-4 in. A. P. Schwauer, N. Y. A. C. won this event, jumping 10 ft. 9 1-2 in. G. R. Fearing '93 won the running high jump, with the bar at 5 ft. 8 1-4 in. It is curious to note that E. B. Bloss '94 and C. D. Hey-wood M. I. T. were tied for second, and in the jump off each cleared an inch higher than the winner. Heywood won the toss and Bloss took third...