Word: seem
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...called the "combination" or "common" room. This is hung with portraits of celebrated graduates of the college. Here the dons sit. as a rule, in the semi-circle in front of a cozy fire. To quite Mr. Winsors bright letter, "The propulsion of sherry, claret and port-these seem to be the orthodox wites of the after feast-gives a man something to do, in the gaps of conversation. With the fire place forming the link which connects the ends of the horse-shoe curve of sitters, there is a difficulty in the course of the viney propulsion. At some...
...Brooke Herford preached in Appleton Chapel last evening, taking as a text Paul's words, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthened me." Paul does not seem to imply that he is miraculously gifted with strength of mind and purpose but simply that an entire dependence on Christ is strength of itself although separate from any tangible manifestation of assistance. Paul saw Christ in his dreams and the vision always helped him, but even these appearances probably came to him because he thought of his divine leader so often, and always as a leader who was anxious...
Capt. Perkins is undoubtedly in a state of considerable uncertainty in regard to who shall coach the crew. At present it does not seem possible to get anybody to coach, and the captain will have to do most of the work himself for some time, though it is not unlikely that Storrow or Keyes may come out and do something later in the season. The men at present are simply doing a little rowing on the weights, going through a little dumbbell exercise and running a short distance beyond Porter's Station. In a short time the crew will begin...
...freshman crew is now doing a good deal of work. They are pretty good looking men as a whole. They seem to be nearly all of the same size and all look healthy and vigorous more so than most freshman crews. They are rowing with straight arms on sliding seats still, but their rowing shows that a good deal of work has been done, for the first crew occasionally rows in fairly good time...
...juniors and seniors have only begun lately and do not seem to have their principal candidates at work. They are doing a little straight arm rowing and running up the Avenue every evening. From present appearances it would seem that the chances are favorable for good class crews and a lively race next spring...