Word: founds
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...preacher conducting morning prayers will be found in Wadsworth House 1 every morning during his term of service between 9 and 11 o'clock...
...length, pulling a stroke of 35, while Annapolis was working at 40 strokes to the minute. When the course was half covered Harvard had raised the stroke to 36 and there was open water between the shells. The Midshipmen tried to pull up but failed, and when the University found Annapolis unable to hold its place, it dropped to a lower and longer stroke, but continued to gain. From the three-quarters point both crews again spurted, but the University still gained and crossed the finish line three lengths ahead...
...students, whether members of the Union or not, seem to appreciate the value of the Union Library, at least one department of the Union which is beyond reproach. Competent judges have pronounced it the best selected collection of books for the young reader of taste to be found in the country...
...best books of English fiction, essays, and poetry, and a considerable representation of German, French, Italian, and classical literatures. Art, music, the social sciences are also well represented; and not the least attractive are the books of biography and history, both ancient and modern, which are to be found in the north room of the library. There is also a very interesting and growing collection of books by Harvard men; and there are more books which are prescribed in courses than is generally realized. The volumes are selected with a view to the needs not of the research worker...
...other great force is found in the seriousness with which the officers and members take their work. Their reports are not merely records of annual proceedings. They are rather the confessions of faith of the writers. They stand as their ideas for future work; and they evince a zeal and a seriousness of purpose which are too often lacking in a college institution...