Word: formely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Facts are stubborn things, so are figures, perhaps, because they form the especial and appropriate language of facts, as imagery forms that of thought. One of the many facts that show us the vastness of the world is the existence of newspapers, for they imply by their very being such complication of civilization, such intricacy of interests and so universal a diffusion of knowledge, that they seem most truly emblematic of the nineteenth century. Let the statistics speak for them. Mr. Henry Hubbard in 1882 in his "Newspaper Directory of the World," published in New Haven, gave the following table...
...struggle. Wright finished in 6 minutes 59 3-4 seconds, with Bemis second by 5 yards. Wright's time was just 1-4 second slower than the Harvard record made by Bemis last Monday - under more favorable weather conditions, by the way. R. G. Leavitt. '89, was in bad form in the pole vault. His best height was 9 feet. E. C. Stowell, '88, P. K. Brown, '90, H. Rogers, '87, J. W. Merrill, '89, ran in the first heat of the 220-yard dash. It was won handily by Rogers in 24 1-2 seconds. The second heat between...
...Endicott, '90, A. S. Hardy, '87. Wells won comfortably in the fast time of 51 1-2 seconds. G. P. Cogswell, '88, and F. B. Dana, '88, were the only starters in the half-mile run. Cogswell took the lead and lead to the end. He ran in remarkable form, and came within 1-5 of a second of the record for the distance, his time being 2 minutes 25 seconds...
...well together, and for half a mile kept a good second, while the freshmen and '89 a half length behind were steering not so good a course. At the mile the freshmen were abreast with '87, both rowing 39, '89 was a half length behind and rowing in better form than the others, while '88 had dropped to 36 and seemed to be laboring. At Exeter street all the crews spurted, except '87 who seemed to have the race well in hand at the pace she was going, and who spurted a little further on. There seemed to be trouble...
...showing made by their crew, and the '88 men joining in cheers for the victors. The race was a capital one, and won strictly on its merits. '87 rowed well together, and seemed to have a great amount of reserve strength in the boat. '89 rowed in the best form, their body-work being noticeably good, while the freshmen gave signs of great promise. The race was won in the fast time of 10 56, last year's time being 12 30. The course was, however, more favorable for fast rowing this year, and the race more interesting...