Word: progressing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...destruction and yet beyond it the clear, blue sky. Such a view of life is afforded by the Bible. The book is not wholly pessimistic, for it sees the blue sky beyond. It is not wholly optimistic for it also sees the desolation. It is a book of progress and hope. It says the world is not what it ought to be, but still points out that it may constantly grow into better condition...
...work of fitting up a trophy room at the Yale gymnasium has been in progress for some time and is now near completion. At each end of the room are two large cabinets made of oak, with glass doors. In these are arranged on shelves, the baseballs which have been used in games won by Yale for a number of years back, although in a number of cases the succession of games is broken. On the side of the room which faces the entrance are two bulletin boards on which will be placed the college records, both in athletics...
Almost every one is today aware of the rapid progress and astonishing success of the Society, which enlarged its numbers and became a legal corporation in 1892; but probably few realize how largely this progress and success are due to the kindness of the members of the Harvard board of instructors. Ever since the earliest days of the society, professors and instructors alike have willingly offered their services for a remuneration which has of itself been but a slight incentive to undertake the work; but their reward has been great in the gratitude of the society. When the Annex becomes...
...coaches, then go through dumbbell work and take a run. The material is fair, but as yet there is no promise of a good crew. The men who are trying do not take enough interest in their work. They row on the machines day after day without making any progress or getting over any of their faults. Hardly any of them seem really to try to find out what their weak points are and then to improve themselves. They do not seem to be able to take in what the coach tells them. They are still at work trying...
...greatest interest of the number lies in the summary of the work and progress...