Word: progressing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present only one Christian in the country to every 500 unbelievers. It seems better to educate natives for mission work than to bring in foreign missionaries, although of course the latter are very useful. But natives can accomplish more, and schools for their instruction are important items in the progress of the country. The lack of books is very great. One theological seminary of about sixty students has only about seventy books...
...which an abstract will be found on the front page, is as usual a document of great interest. To all the well wishers of Harvard it affords much comfort and encouragement. It shows the affairs of the University to be in a very flourishing and prosperous condition. The progress which has always been characteristic of Harvard is maintained. The constant growth of the University has necessitated changes of administration which have proved highly successful The new Faculty of Arts and Sciences has already demonstrated the wisdom of those who originated it. All the various directions in which successful progress...
Intercollegiate chess tournaments by correspondence seem at present rather popular. In addition to the games which are in progress between the chess clubs of Harvard and Yale, there are two games now being played by mail between Yale and Princeton. Yale was the challenger, and Princeton after holding a college tournament to decide upon three men to conduct her moves, accepted the offer and began playing. Already five moves have been made. These are the first games between Yale and Princeton since 1889 when Princeton was the winner...
...finals of the chess tournament Van Kleek '95, beat Coffin '94; Ballou '93 beat Wilson '94, Jacoby, Gr., and Coffin; games are are still in progress between Mac Kaye '95 and Coffin, and Van Kleek and Jacoby...
...experiment and this retards us in many things. From the McKinley bill we have got increased taxation. We believe in free raw material, and do not think that our great industries will perish if we have less taxation on the necessaries of life. The Democracy stands for equality, progress and protection in its highest sense...