Word: salt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor Hollis spoke next on "Life in Modern Naval Vessels." Many believe that since steam has superseded sail "jack tar" has lost his peculiar characteristics. Not so. The sailor gets his character from the salt sea. He is a growler, yet when he must he does his work cheerfully. He despises the marine as a landlubber. He is a creature of tradition and fond of queer pets...
...McCornick, Salt Lake City...
...Boyden '85, Beverly, Mass.; J. J. Storrow '85, Boston; A. P. Gardner '86, Hamilton; W. A. Brooks, Jr., '87, Boston; A. F. Holden '88, Salt Lake City; J. H. Sears '89, New York; E. C. Storrow '89, Boston; Kellogg Fairbank '90, Chicago; J. P. Hutchinson '90, Philadelphia; A. J. Cumnock '91, New York; Nicholas Longworth '91, Cincinnati; J. P. Lee '91, New York; F. N. Watriss '92, New York; A. J. Dibblee '93, San Francisco; L. A. Frothingham '93, Boston; B. G. Waters '94, Boston; R. D. Wrenn '95, New York; N. W. Bingham, Jr., '95, Cambridge; D. D. Scannell...
...Hodges '74, of New York City; W. A. Bancroft '78, Cambridge; E. D. Brandegee '81, Utica, N. Y.; G. B. Morrison '83, Boston; R. W. Boyden '85, Beverly; J. J. Storrow '85, Boston; A. P. Gardner '86, Hamilton, Mass.; W. A. Brooks, Jr., '87, Boston; A. F. Holden '88, Salt Lake City; J. H. Sears '89, New York City; E. C. Storrow '89, Boston; J. P. Hutchinson '90, Philadelphia; K. Fairbank '90, Chicago; N. Longworth '91, Cincinnati; A. J. Cumnock '91, New York City; J. P. Lee '91, New York City; F. N. Watriss '92, New York City; L. Frothingham...
...settled part of the colony of Virginia was along the coast and the avenues of trade were the many salt water estuaries and small streams. These conveniences hindered growth of good roads and aided isolation. The colony was divided into counties, hundreds or cities. The latter name was given to tracts of woodland much as it is given to communities in the West at the present day. However, all these different divisions were regarded in the light of boroughs, as is shown by the name, House of Burgesses, being given to the general assembly...