Word: pointedly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Hastens development of Pacific slope.- (a) By lessening cost of transportation of western products.- (2) It would enlarge our commerce.- (a) By increasing number of available markets for our products.- (3) Invaluable in case of war.- (a) Brings Atlantic and Pacifics coasts together.- (b) Useful as a strategic point.- (1) In mobilizing troops.- (2) As vantage point for vessels.- (c) It is virtually dangerous in other hands.- (1) Gives foreign powers foothold and leverage...
...winter term closed at Yale on Wednesday. The Glee and Banjo Clubs left at once for Old Point Comfort, where they will sing tonight, and take a trip south as far as Richmond. The baseball nine left yesterday with fourteen men, for its southern trip, playing south as far as Charlottesville...
Great interest centered in the mile intercollegiate relay race between the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard. The teams were composed of four men, each running a full mile, winner counting one point, second, two, third, three, etc., the team getting the least number of points being declared the winner. Grant of Harvard set the pace for the first half mile, doing it in 2m. 35s. and at the three-quarter mark was neck and neck with Orton. Orton proved the better man, and won by about 20 yards in 4m. 52 3/5s. Harvard won the race, 14 to 22. Order...
...duplicate game of 24 hands was used, each of the three tables taking eight hands every round. Harvard led by seven points at the end of the first round. In the first of the third round Yale had a gain of one point, the only time she led during the match...
...meeting in Sanders, Thursday evening, in which Mr. Roosevelt spoke, seems to me to contain in itself the solution of the evil which he strove to point out and cure. It is this: that the way to cure the lack of unity and enthusiasm in the student body here, is to bring together the whole College in just such meetings as that of Thursday and stir up enthusiasm...