Word: raced
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...arrived steamer. On landing, a customs official confronts you who is easily disposed of; the size of the bribe is proportionate to the dignity of the officer. All Turkish officials have their price. A lack of moral sentiment and respect for their position is a characteristic of the Turkish race...
...consequences; but is present because God is working out his purposes through these earnest men and women. The man who works not with God belongs to the second class; the little capacity that he possesses is taken from him because he has no part in the advancement of the race. During the services Mr. Karl Pflengel, of Boston, sang the beautiful solo from Elijah, "If With all Your Hearts." The chorus for men's voices "Machet die Thore weit," by Lentzel, and the anthem "In Thee, O Lord, Have 1 Trusted," by Jours, were rendered by the chapel choir...
...Haven on the evenings of March 2 and 3. The arrangements have been extensive and the affair will be an undoubted success. A 16 lap track has been made in the armory. Two tug-of war contests, half-mile run, putting the shot, pole-vaulting, high kicking a bayonet race, standing high jump and fencing will comprise the first night's entertainment...
...events of the second night will include the one-mile walk, 220-yards hurdle, obstacle race, potato race and quarter-mile...
...direct income of $8000 per year was taken from the university. The policy of the institution has not been abandoned on this account, and the subscriptions of private individuals has enabled the work to be carried on. The university is designed for the education of all, regardless of race or color. It comprehends primary, grammar and college courses, while useful training in mechanics can be obtained. The excellence of the institution and its advantages to the State are acknowledged by even its enemies. Five sixths of the colored teachers in Atlanta are graduates of the university and a large proportion...