Word: manner
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pleasure of the service was greatly enhanced by the singing of the choir. The first anthem, for male voices only, was rendered in an especially effective manner...
...principals which govern the management of railroads. These are inherently wrong, but cannot be changed by the stroke of the pen. The principal purpose of the interstate commerce act is to secure uniformity and impartiality in railroad service. The act was read at this point to show the manner in which it proposed to accomplish this. The requirements seem simple but when there is an attempt to enforce them, immediate difficulties are met. For instance, in the clause, "the charges (for transportation) shall be reasonable and just," great difficulty is found in interpreting the words "reasonable and just." To attempt...
Harvard was beaten 8 to 5 in a seven innings game by Williams at Williamstown Saturday afternoon. The day was stormy and made good playing out of the question, but the condition of the weather does not account for the utterly reckless manner and lack of determination shown by Harvard. The men that constitute the Harvard University nine ought to understand by this time that they are expected to make at least a fair showing. What the result of a Harvard-Princeton game will be, judging from Saturday's and other games played so far this season, is too ridiculous...
...tomorrow's issue we shall publish schedule of the class baseball games together with a series of rules by which these games will be governed. We can do no more than express our appreciation of the energetic manner in which this year's class captains are taking hold of this matter. Finally, for the first time in three years there is a chance of the class championship being decided. For the last two years we have seen the college year close with these games undecided, for no other reason than unpardonable inertness on the part of the captains; but this...
...speaker then requested his audience to question him in regard to what he had said, and quite a number of men availed themselves of the opportunity and were answered in a bright and entertaining manner...