Word: manner
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last evening of the new system of religious services. About 600 students were present. All the preachers to the university, with the exception of Rev. Richard Montague, were in attendance. The wonderful improvement was to be noticed in the music, the choir singing its hymns and anthems in a manner which cannot be too much praised. Rev. Mr. Gordon opened the services by the reading of a psalm; this was followed by the reading of three portions of the New Testament and a prayer by Dr. Mackenzie. Dr. Peabody then ascended the pulpit and began his sermon on the text...
...freshman cane rush at Cornell the freshmen were so hard pressed that they passed the cane to a junior, and in that manner managed to keep their much coveted hickory stick...
...marked individuality and striking personality and will long be remembered by his former colleagues and students for his chivalry of manner and his kindness of heart...
...mile race. Many ascribe their defeat to the poor boat in which they rowed. Their new boat arrived only a short time ago, but the crew have been out in it several times and express themselves as very well satisfied. The crew are seated in the following manner...
...boats must always be twenty feet apart, and locating the fault beyond a doubt, if either crew fouls the other. A start is unfair, if, during the first ten strokes, either boat is disabled by any bona fide accident. Owing to the unequal length of the boats, the manner of starting the crews, was the cause of much controversy several years ago. Article XIX settles the question definitely. A flag supported by a metal rod is fixed in the stern of the shorter boat, and another on the longer boat, at a distance forward from the center of that boat...