Word: keeps
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Upham went back to 4. The men were Jones, stroke, Goddard 7, Perkins 6, Tilton 5, Upham 4, Watriss 3, Hutchinson 2, Hartridge bow. In the absence of their own launch the crew are using a little launch hired for the purpose. It is too slow to keep up with the crew...
...Chapel to an audience which completely filled the house. His text was taken from the epistle to the Romans, "I know how to abound." The sermon was most impressive. Dr. Brook's central thought was that men who have abundance ought not to continue to have it unless they keep trying all the time to learn how best to use it. He spoke of four classes of men who have abundance; the wealthy, those who have acquired knowledge of truths, those who are much beloved, and finally, Christians in times of unusual spiritual abundance. All these must be careful...
...boats belonging to the Harvard Rowing Club by members who keep on the water for four or five hours at a stretch, while men are waiting at the boat house for a chance to go out, has necessitated a rule restricting the time allowed for use of a boat. The rule restricts use of singles and doubles to an hour and a half, and fours to two hours, and is designed to give all men equal chance at the boats...
...give to young women intending to become teachers the best possible preparation. But after a while many came who wished to study without any practical object. The special students, although they are not compelled to take the examinations, often do so,-working with motives sufficiently earnest to keep up the standard. At first little more than an experiment, the Annex has grown to be one of the best known educational institutions in the country. The number of its students has increased from 25 to 250; it has sent teachers all over the country, and it has enabled many young women...
There is little to say of the other class crews. They all have their faults. The seniors have poor body work but seem to keep their boat moving well. The sophomores have good body work but seem to be rather slow just at present. The juniors are very unsatisfactory. Their boat does not travel at all well, and it stops between the strokes All the crews have new oars throughout...