Word: swiftness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Captain of the Nine, C. P. Nunn; Secretary, G. Swift...
...President, Mr. Swift, called the company to order shortly after nine o'clock, and gave for the first toast, "The Class of '77," to which Mr. Denny, the Vice-President of the Institute, replied. After a song, Mr. Burr, the orator of the evening, delivered an oration sparkling with wit. This was followed by a poem, read by Mr. Barrett Wendell, and which may safely be pronounced the feature of the literary exercises...
...first regular toast of the evening, "Alma Mater," to which Mr. Stetson replied. "The Class of '78" was answered by Mr. Thayer, and "The First Ten" by Mr. Blaine, President of the Institute, from '78. Mr. Kidder was then called upon to reply for "The Ladies," and Mr. Swift afterwards made some remarks in answer to the toast, "The Institute of 1770." He said that the Class of '77 had somewhat changed the society by making it less formal, and he advised the class, which was about to carry it on, to keep up its informal nature...
...steadily, and headed the boat for the nearest shore. But the shell began to fill rapidly, and the men leaped into the water, Cameron unable to swim and seizing Sherman's neck. With extreme difficulty Sherman avoided being pulled under, and, turning about sought to grasp. Cameron; but the swift current had separated them, and he looked in vain for Cameron to rise. Hooker, meanwhile, also unable to swim, succeeded in turning over the shell, by which he kept himself above water until even this frail support began to sink under him, and with a desperate effort, he seized...
That dimmed, like it, with Time's swift flight...