Word: manner
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...past few years, can fail to remember the jovial and kindly face of Mr. Fredriksen, familiarly known as "P. J." He had almost become one of the institutions of the college, so interested was he for the students, and desirous to do their work in the best possible manner. Besides working for them without sure promise of payment, very many known, by experience, how ready he was to help a man out of a tight place by lending money, and trusting to his honor, for re-payment...
...boats will then be started in the following manner...
...commencement at Harvard, a Latin Oration. Mr. Grant, an alumnus of the school, read a poem which, while it abounded in witty allusions to the past history of the school and its masters, had a serious purpose, and embodied the idea of the writer in a most striking manner. The music, which was furnished by a select chorus, under the direction of Mr. Geo. L. Osgood, was of the highest order. A solo sung by Mr. Osgood, was rendered in a most artistic manner, and was one of the most pleasant features of the evening. The Carmen Seculare...
...devoted to the application of the principles learned at the academy, and to the requirement of that professional knowledge that can only be gained by experience. Such is the general plan of the Naval Academy. How well this plan is carried out, and whether in the best manner possible is a subject too long to be here entered upon. But this is certain, that the cadet who would go through the academy with success must "look alive." For to cover the ground, the daily lessons are something prodigious, while the examinations are extraordinarily severe. Only steady, constant application, backed...
...actors, managers, and writers, deserve great credit for the successful presentation of the play in a most finished manner. On Saturday, especially, everything passed off without a flaw, accident, or delay. The popular airs chosen for the songs proved to be taking, and were well rendered by the chorus, especially the "Ding Dong" song, given behind the scenes, at the beginning of the second act. The solos of Baldwin and of Carroll were effectively sung, and enjoyed by all. The strong part of the play, however, lay in the acting of Cushing, Hearst, and Swinscoe. These three gentlemen have...