Word: moving
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...minister of public instruction of the German empire, it is reported, has recently issued a circular addressed to the authorities of the various gymnasia and universities of the country instructing them to encourage athletic sports at these institutions in every way in their power. The reason for this move is said to lie in the alarming deterioration that is beginning to appear in the physical character of the youth of the country - in the graduates of the public universities and gymnasia of Germany. When this condition of affairs is compared with the condition of the universities and schools of England...
Only seven men appeared at the boathouse on Saturday to help move the old shells. The work was not entirely completed...
...success which has so far attended their efforts. There still remain, however, quite a number of men who are dilatory in responding to the requests for appointments; upon these we would impress the necessity of attending to the matter immediately. The class, as a whole, made a great move in the right direction by electing their photographer at a very early date. It now remains with the individual members of the class to prove that a marked gain has been made by this new method. Men are urged to make their appointments as soon as possible, and keep them rigidly...
...week, and thus the men, who, from over-conscientiousness or other reasons, have been unwilling to cut, in the end gain nothing by their faithfulness to their work. The petition for extension has already received many signatures, but needs many more before it will be of sufficient moment to move the stern hearts of the faculty. Every student, whether he intends to remain in Cambridge over Thanksgiving or not, should sign the petition...
...injure the neighboring houses, to destroy their southern outlook, deprive them of most of their summer air and give a gloomy aspect to the lower front rooms; so that the taxes would have to be reduced because of the injury to the property, and some of the inhabitants might move away. Should the college government sanction this defacement of two pleasant streets by such a prison-wall, against the protest of all who reside in the vicinity, it would throw a gloom over an improving portion of our fair city that would be profoundly regretted by well-wishers...