Word: devotedness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After his talk Mr. Russell devoted some time to answering a number of questions which were asked. He was frequently interrupted by prolonged applause, and at the close of the conference, the audience showed great enthusiasm.
Edward Augustus Freeman, the celebrated historian, died in Spain last Wednesday of small pox. He was born in 1823, graduated from Trinity College, Oxford, at the age of 22, and since devoted himself to literature, his greatest work being the "History of the Norman Conquest of England."
The committee heartily endorsed the scheme of the athletic club of the Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia, whose intention is to hold a carnival of games on the seventeenth and eighteenth of May in order to raise the standard of collegiate athletics. The first day will be devoted to track athletics...
In discussing such a proposition, however, there is a practical side to be kept in mind. Whatever the nature of the building may be, the money to build it must be raised by subscription, and (if the building is to be on college grounds as proposed) must be given over...
One of the principal changes is in regard to the degree of A. M. Instead of giving this degree three years after graduation to any graduate who has been engaged in professional studies as formerly, according to the new plan, it will be given at the end of one year...