Word: keeping
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...individual soldier than upon the maintenance of good discipline. The number of men killed in a war is always less than the number of those who die of disease. In the Crimean war the proportion was one to twelve; in our Civil War, however, only one to two. To keep the troops in perfect physical condition is the great aim of modern sanitary precautions in the army. Especially in a country like Cuba must impure water be avoided, as the germs of yellow fever are found in it. It should be the care of officers to rest their men whenever...
...student winning the competition shall be entitled to have his name engraved on the cup, and, provided he shall give a bond satisfactory to the Harvard Athletic Committee, he shall be entitled to keep the cup until the next competition, at which time he shall return it to said committee upon the written request of its chairman...
TRACK TEAM.- All men besides those at the training table are urged to keep on training. Many will be needed for the Yale games and the intercollegiate...
...keep the boat well on her keel at first, but steadied down and showed a marked improvement at the end. J. Lawrence, at 3, though an inexperienced oar, gives promise of turning out well...
...stern men, Higginson and Biddle, being comparatively light, keep up a lively stroke which is well followed by the rest of the crew...