Word: drew
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...acts and declarations had always been consistent with each other, and that the marvelous unity of the people's demand for his election was sufficient justification of his candidature. Mr. F. M. Hayes, '84, in opening for the negative, compared the record of the Democratic and Republican parties, and drew conclusions in favor of the latter and its continuance in power. He maintained that the financial prosperity of the country would be imperilled by the success of the Democratic party, whose record in financial legislation, he said, is exceedingly discreditable. Mr. McInnes, '83. contrasted the platforms of the two parties...
...Delafield, S. S., J. B. Walker, '84, S. Coolidge, '86, and W. H. Page, Jr., '83. Page took the lead at the start, closely followed by Walker, Delafield and Coolidge in the order given. This position was maintained until the fifth lap, when Delafield spurted and drew away from the rest with ease. He finished in 5 min. 17 1/4 sec. Walker was second and Coolidge third. Page drew out of the race on the fifth...
...Goodwin said that he thought the two courses so nearly equal that he would not like to have to choose between them, and therefore he suggested that two pieces of paper, marked "East" and "West" respectively, be placed in a hat and drawn. Accordingly this was done, and Columbia drew the west course, and Harvard the east. On Friday afternoon, June 23, Mr. Benjamin, the Columbia coxswain, was drowned. No official notice whatever was sent to the Harvard crew, until Monday - Saturday, June 24, the day of the race, having passed. On Monday the Columbia men came over...
...every Harvard man who was there to see them give the familiar "old Harvard swing," that has so often brought victory to the crimson. For a while they kept their 35 stroke, but at about a quarter of mile they raised it to 37 without any apparent effort and drew up to the Providence boat who at once spurted to 40, but to no avail. During this time the freshmen had not been idle but were pulling gallantly for a place next to the 'Varsity. The latter steadily and surely went away from its rivals, until at the half they...
Upon hearing of the death of Mr. Darwin the students of Kieff University drew up and sent off for transmission to his son the following telegram : "The students of Kieff University deplore with you the loss of the grand master and buissant soldier of science. The Russian youth bows with respect before the profound genuis who has revealed to man the mysteries of the struggle for existence, has assigned to him his place in nature, has indicated to thought the way of indefinite development, and who, by his own example, has shown how truth ought to be served. The memory...