Word: kept
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...requested to make note of the list and to learn, from actual experiment, in what ways the society can serve them. Besides books, stationery, and coal and wood, members can order: All the leading American and foreign periodicals; art photographs, from Soule Photograph Co.; musical instruments, all that are kept by J. C. Haynes and Co., 33 Court street, Boston. (Many of the latter are kept by the society. Music at best rates, from any music publisher...
...library contains a book which affords special facilities for obtaining a good idea of the subject. If this were placed upon the reserved shelves it would prove useful to a large number of men, but under the present arrangement the chances are that it will be taken out and kept out by some lucky man to the misfortune of the rest until the time of its usefulness has passed. Besides this advantage, the instructor is usually able to select the books which treat the subject in the most satisfactory manner, thus saving the students the trouble and time which would...
...requested to make note of the list and to learn, from actual experiment, in what ways the society can serve them. Besides books, stationery, and coal and wood, members can order: All the leading American and foreign periodicals; art photographs, from Soule Potograph Co.; musical instruments, all that are kept by J. C. Haynes and Co, 33 Court street, Boston. (Many of the latter are kept by the society. Music at best rates, from any music publisher...
...reason is, that human endurance cannot stand the terrific strain of three races so close together as it would necessitate. Any oarsman will perceive at once the justice of Harvard's decision. No set of men can be trained so fine as a four-mile race requires, and be kept so for a month, in addition to more or less brain work, such as the Harvard crew is obliged to indulge in during the month of June. As far as a four-mile race on the Charles river is concerned, it is simply absurd, as the course is not long...
...that time it gave rise to great hopes. But an unforeseen event happened, two Confederate raids cut Grant's communications and destroyed many of his supplies. He was compelled to fall back and leave Pemberton free to reinforce the city. Meanwhile, Sherman, with whom no line of communication was kept up, had sailed down the river and made an attack which was repulsed. Then General McClernand arrived from Washington with orders to command in any attack against the city. He was shortly followed by Grant in person, with more troops, and this general assumed the lead. Several plans of approach...