Word: finish
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...eighty-five crew of last year was also a powerful one, but did not win. The seniors are, therefore, not full of confidence, but view with zealous eyes any improvements made by their rivals of '86 and '87. The marked faults of the senior crew are a bad finish, and two deep a dip; some of the men settle at the finish, and rush the recover. They are now rowing as follows...
...lecture in History 13 will be delivered to-day, at 4 P. M. Dr. Hart desires to finish his part of the course as soon as possible before the spring vacation, no lecture being given on the last day of the term. After the vacation Dr. Taussig will conduct the course...
...published by college graduates in New York, says editorially: "We believe that no branch of the college curriculum is of greater or more permanent benefit to the student than the 'elective' of college journalism. No required literary exercise so tends to develop originality of conception, facility of expression, and finish of style. 'The best school of journalism in the world,' said Prof. Thwing, 'is the editorial board of a college journal.' From the college paper graduate the trained writers, the authors, the editors, who mould the great mass of public opinion, and direct the literary tendency...
...Wendell has several times made the very reasonable request that the men in Sophomore Rhetoric should be more prompt in their attendance at his lectures, especially on Thursdays, when Professor Hill's lectures are read, These lectures are very long, and require the full hour to finish them, even in a hasty manner. Students are very ready to take advantage of an instructor's tardiness, but think nothing of interrupting him in the midst of his lecture. An instructor would be justified, we think, in refusing to allow men to enter the lecture room after he had begun his talk...
Latin 5 will to-day finish the eleventh book of Tacitus...