Word: moment
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...most important additions which has been made for some time is a course in Russian. For some years past the need for such a course has been felt. Twelve years ago it was decided to teach Russian, and the instructor was secured; but at the last moment the project fell through. With the lectures lately given by Prince Wolkonsky new interest was aroused, which has now taken this definite form...
...whist match Saturday night between the American short suit team and the Harvard team, Harvard was defeated by thirteen tricks. The Harvard team was very much weakened by the fact that owing to the illness of Peck, Miller had to be substituted at the last moment. As Morrill and he had never played together as partners before, their playing was naturally rather erratic. Taking this fact into consideration, the result of the match was, on the whole, very satisfactory, for the American team was a very strong...
...necessary that the committee should know in a few days just how many men it will be necessary to provide for. In past years the committee has often been seriously impeded in making arrangements because the members of the class put off signing the book until the last moment. We earnestly request all members of ninety-seven who can go to the dinner to sign the book which is now at Leavitt and Pierce's at the earliest possible moment...
...doubt that Yale is making unusual efforts to beat Harvard this year in debating, the one event in which she has regularly been successful. This enthusiasm at Yale must be met by an equal enthusiasm here in Cambridge. We must not rest nor relax our training for a moment until we have won the final contest of the year...
...lecturer began by a consideration of the period known as "the sixties." The events of the time have been much crisicised, many saying that the great outbreak in the early 70's was but a moment in the evolution of a process of events which tended toward revolution. Servitude determined all conditions of the time, adsolutely hindering the country's development. It was an organic part of the nation's life, which it was almost impossible to extract. When in 1861 Alexander II proclaimed the abolition of servitude the whole country rose to show its fitness for freedom. The emancipated...