Word: distant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...enthusiasts which the supporters of the first plan would make, or the broader, though individually less effective appeal to which the supporters of the second plan would resort, - it is a question whether either of these appeals could be made sufficient to meet the requirements. However far distant the ultimate realization of either plan may be, the question deserves the most careful consideration of all interested in the furthering of the better life of the University...
...canal will do for practice for an eight-oared crew, though it was entirely unsuited to a six-oared boat, where the bow oar steers, as the last Princeton crews were. When the crew needs livelier water they can row on the Delaware river which is ten miles distant. A mass meeting will be held within a few weeks to determine the opinion of the college on the matter and to see if enough money can be raised to secure the services of a good coach...
Another important point in favor of Newburg is that the observation train on the West Shore Road will run parallel to the course and only a few yards distant from the river, without any break in the view of the race...
...date of the games is too far distant to think of entering men now. but the most likely Harvard men for the different events are as follows...
...concerts and being lionized, however agreeably they might appear, could hardly be expected to have much influence in the weighty matter of education. Probably the principal thing that the musical clubs do accomplish, besides having a very pleasant time, is to bring Harvard memories and associations back to the distant graduates. Obviously, then, the sensible plan is for the clubs to go where they can reach the largest number of such graduates, and for this reason the West is a more suitable field for them than the South...