Word: instead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...barricade. These barricades were formed of masonry and were intended to have been surmounted by bags of earth to break the force of the shells, but as time failed for the completion of the works, bags of potatoes taken from the peasants who were hurrying into Paris, were used instead of bags of earth, and so great was the lack of provisions among the soldiers that they were forced actually "to eat their defences." Although there were between two and three hundred thousand men around Paris, the number of real soldiers was not more than forty thousand. Among the troops...
...entering the ministry was 1871 when it is recorded that 34 per cent. of the whole number of men in college entered the ministry. If this average were the same now, out of 463 academic students the number of those studying for the ministry would be 155 instead of the actual number, twenty...
...number of cuts resulting from the absence of men who go away with university teams to support them, surprisingly small. It is therefore no wonder that, from all that can be gleaned on the subject, the professors on the athletic committee are convinced that athletics are decidedly beneficial, instead of injurious, to the standard of scholarship in college...
Still more recently two of the waiters of the Hall became engaged in a petty scuffle behind the screen. Instead of allowing this occurrence to pass without notice, as its pettiness might have suggested, a number of students jumped into their chairs, others began to applaud with their feet and hands. These actions were undignified and entirely unworthy of Harvard men. We are sure that those who took part in them do not realize that as the officers of the Hall cannot act as policemen, good order in the Hall depends not a little upon the self-control of every...
...prospects and plans for the coming spring and also the question of sending a crew to England. Captain Cook intended to take the most prominent candidates for a spin on the harbor in the afternoon, but the stormy weather prevented, so they were compelled to use the tank instead. Captain Bob is always ready to talk about the crew, but never says anything definite, as he does not wish to discourage the candidates or inspire them with over-confidence. He says the men are in very good condition to begin active training. There will be many changes in the make...