Word: proved
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...results of these two years do not by any means prove that the style attempted was wrong. Nevertheless, it seemed safer in '99 to shorten the body swing a little, lengthen the slide, and seat the men lower in the boat, and the same style and rigging have been kept...
...unreasonable to expect that the University crew shall be a good one always. The present system certainly fills the requirements as nothing else ever did, for it allows a great many men to row who never used to have a chance, but who not infrequently prove to be good,--to row and to be sure of getting instruction. And what is more, the system can always accommodate more. The one thing that is necessary for both undergraduates and graduates to remember is that it needs all the help that can be given it, for if allowed to run by itself...
...criticize an old system is easier than to construct a new one, and the reconstruction must be done by those familiar with the whole situation. Perhaps, however, of the following suggestions, gathered from various sources, one or two may prove of value...
...Indian Ocean, where the Maldive Islands lie. The islands of the Indian Ocean are the only group of atolls remaining which Mr. Agassiz has not examined in his explorations for the study of coral formations. The islands are remote and unfrequented, and it is expected that the expedition will prove very fruitful. The work will probably occupy about two months...
Computations have been made at the Observatory on a new asteroid discovered last summer at Arequipa, Peru. These computations prove that its daily motion around the sun is very large, showing it to be nearer the sun than any asteroid previously studied. It has been found to have a greater ellipticity than any other similar body...