Word: turned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...used, to others, their text books are only necessary evils for which they care nothing when their examinations are passed. The first will be glad of a few suggestions which will enable them to preserve their friendly volumes through long grinds. The fingers should not be wet to turn the leaves, nor should the corners be turned down to mark the place. These tend to make dog ears. Rather mark the place with some bookmark. The simplest, and one of the best, is a card as large as a small visiting card. By cutting this twice longitudinally from...
...excelled in a single one of the seven points would have reason to become a candidate, and would be led to do the best he could in the other six branches. The tendency of this competition would be to correct the undue estimate now placed on college rank; to turn the attention of the students to the impartial development of all their powers...
...natives of India have become much more civilized, and although his death caused profound sorrow everywhere, yet he has a large number of disciples who are still disseminating his doctrines among the people; and it is hoped that in the course of time India will give up paganism and turn to Christianity...
...been exclusively devoted to four-mile pulls, and which was, therefore, unqualified, other things being equal, to cope successfully with men whose strong point was a mile and a half spurt. Nevertheless, this crew, with their professional trainer and his methods, was beaten by Columbia. She, in her turn, was disastrously defeated in a race covering her pet distance on the Thames by Harvard. This places the university at about the bottom of the list in college boating...
...Sheff. Lieutenant, Atwood, '85, Sheff. It was also voted to hold a race meeting in the early part of June, and that the club should enter the League of American Wheelmen in order that the records should be accepted as valid. The New Haven clubs have also agreed to turn out at that time in full force, and thus lend all in their power to make the meeting a success. Hendee, the champion, will enter these races and try to lower the records in every distance up to ten miles. There may be some of the fastest riding ever seen...