Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...hoped that the second number of the Advocate is a truer indication of the standard which the Advocate will endeavor to maintain this year than was the first issue. For not only does it follow the first with laudable promptness, but the contents are of greater depth and are altogether more readable. "In Memoriam," though a bit philosophical, is blank verse of a quality which justifies its form. "Amina" is a story of mystery, skilfully handled and not too perplexing to excite interest, while "The Unbeloved," a tale somewhat in the vein of Thomas Hardy, is witty and has convincing...
...find expressed the harmony between man and the unseen powers. He was more than an influential person; he was a great teacher of mankind. Some have said that we know nothing about Christ's principles, as we have no authoritative record of what he said. But eminent critics maintain that we have plenty of ground for believing that the gospels contain the essential principles of Christ's teaching...
...proposed structure will occupy substantially the side of the present East Cambridge or Craigie bridge, which will be removed. The dam will be sufficiently high to exclude all salt water and to maintain in the basin above, a water level approximately 8 feet higher than mean low water. On top of the dam there will be a roadway to replace the Craigie bride, and a parkway of about 7 acres...
...excellent start was made in the junior eight-oared race, between the Weld crew and the B. A. A. interscholastic eight. For the greater part of the race neither boat was able to maintain a noticeable lead, but near the finish Deming, the Weld stroke, collapsed, and the school crew won by a little over half a length. The time was 9 minutes, 7 seconds...
...substantial part of the cost of the expedition will be borne by the teachers themselves, and the remainder by subscriptions now being collected by committees in the principal cities in the East. The sum which must be raised to maintain the teachers at Harvard will be approximately $12,500. Of this, $6,000 has already been collected. Any further contributions may be sent to Henry L. Higginson, 44 State street, Boston...