Word: likely
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Columbia College library during the last academic year has increased more than in any period during its history. The additions amount to something like 19,797 volumes, making a total of 160,000 volumes on the library shelves. This large increase this year is due to the acquisition of the Steuve astronomical library and also of large gifts. The most important of the minor gifts for the year have been the books from Mr. Avery, who has authorized the continued development of the Avery library...
...with a comparatively short run and good weather, it proved very satisfactory. The exercise is fine, giving as it does the open air and a wholesome amount of physical exertion. It is too early yet to lead a long, hard trail, and the run today will probably be about like the first. The excitement of the run will be very much increased if a large number of men take part, and those in charge hope that even a larger number than went on the first run will appear at the time of the start...
...world. Waters played a while in good form. Gonterman on the second made the best run of the afternoon. Fairchild and Beale played well at quarterback, though at times they fumbled the slippery ball. The practice as a whole was of the usual order, neither better nor worse. Like the Yale eleven, they practice chiefly defense...
...lead the cheering at Springfield have not yet been chosen, we should like to make a suggestion on the subject. Last year the cheering was only fairly good and this for the simple reason that some of the men appointed to lead were not fitted either in physical qualifications or in their standing among the students for this particular kind of work. In several sections the cheering was weak and erratic because there was no one in front who had voice enough to make himself heard or personality enough to command respect. This year the enthusiasm which is being stored...
...year shows that more and more young women are being attracted to collegiate education, and more significant yet, to graduate and special courses, where specializing is given its great opportunity for development. In this matter of collegiate education the training of young women is growing more and more like that of young men and it is the hope of the Annex authorities that the two lines of work now running almost parallel may soon merge into...