Word: paper
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...university crew are gaining daily. They are at present rowing in a paper shell. The Athletic crew are still at work. They have tried two of the 'varsity shells but have found themselves unable to row in either. On Tuesday they went out in '91's barge...
...sophomores used their new cedar shell for the first time yesterday afternoon. Instead of being so extremely light as in a recent issue it was stated, she would be the shell was found to be nearly if not quite as heavy as an ordinary paper shell...
Previous to the adoption of the constitution, paper money was issued by each colony on an independent basis. At first these notes circulated at their face value, but it was not long before they began to depreciate, and they were taken up by another issue and these later were in turn redeemed by still another issue of this paper money which by this time had fallen far below its face value. England was strongly opposed to the action of the colonies in putting this paper into circulation, and her opposition to it had more to do with the cause...
...crew a cedar shell, which he is building for them This fact would not be of particular importance, were it not that on the success or failure of this boat depends whether or not the 'varsity crew will go back to a cedar shell in stead of a paper shell which kind they have been using for several years. The boat has been built with great care and will have more than ordinary buoyancy. The bracing of the boat is the feature of particular interest, it being a new departure in shell building. A chain of unbroken iron bracing runs...
Every student is required to follow implicitly the directions with regard to paper, folding, endorsing, etc., given on the English Composition card...