Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...unacquainted. The troops around Paris were exposed to great hardships, from both hunger and cold, and in moving from one place to another were forced, on account of the number of men and the narrowness of the roads, to stand waiting almost for hours before being able to move forward. This proved even more fatiguing than constant marching...
During the past three weeks work on Hastings Hall has gone forward rapidly. Nearly all the roof has been slated, and inside the walls the workmen have been putting the steam-heating apparatus in place. The walls have not been plastered at all yet, but it is expected that not much time will be required to do that work, since a part of the inside walls will be finished in Philadelphia pressed brick with red mortar, and therefore will require no further finishing. Work on the flooring has not yet been begun, but the supporting iron cross beams...
...recent Day of Prayer for colleges, at Princeton a carefully prepared report was submitted in regard to the proportion of men in that college who are looking forward to entering the ministry as their life work after graduation. It is seen from the report that the proportion of men now purposing to devote themselves to the ministry is much smaller than the average of former years. The year in which was the highest per cent. of men entering the ministry was 1871 when it is recorded that 34 per cent. of the whole number of men in college entered...
...exceptions, of good size, and their principal faults are due to their lack of experience. They all lack control of their bodies, and hence their rowing is very irregular. The body swing is carried too far at both ends and results in "slumping" at the finish and falling forward at the full reach. The crew shoot out their hands at the finish with such a jerk that the oars do not come out of the water cleanly, and the boat receives a series of jars which would be fatal to a shell. The following are the men who are trying...
...Rantoul-150 pounds. Breaks his arms too soon and falls forward at full reach. He is inclined to meet...