Word: powerful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slide is less in England than in America. There is also a great difference in the build of the oars. Oxford uses oars with 3 feet 9 inches "in board length," Cambridge with 3 feet 10 inches "in board length." The extra length "in board" must give gieater power of leverage and a stronger finish. It certainly prevents any difficulty in keeping the button against the pin at both ends of the stroke an important principle in watermanship. Rowing at Cambridge has for sixteen years been under the charge of Mr. Herbert Rhodes. The principles of his system...
...need even enumeration. its effects could not fail to be beneficial to all concerned, and of course the only possible drawback to the project would be the lack of money for its success. And yet it does seem almost a disgrace that such an obstacle should be so powerful. There certainly is no improvement needed half so much as the one for which we now ask. Our president himself has already called careful attention to the subject in his last annual report; and still there is no response even to his appeal. Where the fault lies we do not know...
...hard," and endure hardness as the followers of Jesus Christ. He said that the difficulties into which our sins bring us are not invigorating but destructive. Life is a series of petty skirmishes not for ourselves but for others. The choir sang the following selections: "Lord of all power and might," Mason; "The Sun shall be no more," Woodward; "Lovely appear over the mountains," Gounod...
...difficult to see the reason which has prompted the closing during the evening of the department libraries in Sever. If we understand aright it is one of the duties of a college to offer to its students every advantage to study within its power. This duty, however, is in this one instance omitted. Undoubtedly there are comparatively few men who would make use of the reference library privilege if it were granted, and yet that is no sufficient reason for withholding it. There are many times in the aggregate when students are considerably benefited by having access to the department...
...instead of joining with Boulanger and making their election sure, but giving him a chance to obtain his personal objects, they chose to give the country a chance to choose for themselves. But still the people are not entirely satisfied with the republicans. Ever since they have held power they have been instituting changes in all the departments of Frencs life. The people are getting tired of these changes but the only way to stop them is to oust the republicans and form a new conservative party which shall respect the Catholic church and follow the wishes of the people...