Word: final
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Whatever may be said of Harvard's tendency to neglect study for the encouragement of athletics, her system of deturs, prizes, scholarships and final honors has by stimulation to overwork caused the death of many a promising student. I was graduated from Harvard nine years ago, and know whereof I speak. The sudden insanity of one of the most promising of recent graduates recalls painful memories of that forcing system which has so long been in vogue at my own university. The leader of my class shortly after entering upon his sophomore work died of brain fever. The brightest light...
...final lecture in the Jefferson Laboratory course was givne last night by Dr. Whiting on the subject "Matter in Motion." Matter sometimes offers but little resistance to an impulsive force. The touch of a feather, for instance, will set in motion a carefully balanced ball weighing 20 lbs., but only when the force is slowly applied. When a force is exerted suddenly, considerable resistance is offered even by as mobile a body as air. Birds are enabled to fly only by the resistance of the air during the downward stroke of the wings. During the upward stroke, less resistance...
There will be a meeting of the members in N. H. IVa, on Monday at 12 o'clock, in the laboratory in order to make the final arrangements for field work...
...final series for the amateur court tennis championship was played at the Hunnewell court, in Boston yesterday afternoon, between R. D. Sears and A. Hunnewell; and was won by Sears, making him the American champion. The service of Sears was very strong as well as his volleying, while Hunnewell's play was not as fine as usual. Following is the score...
...final marks in History II, were given out by Mr. Nolen Saturday morning...