Word: weighs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Williams College will place a memorial tablet in the college cemetery, in memory of its late ex-President, Dr. Mark Hopkins. The tablet will be made of new Westerly granite, and will weigh about six tons. It will consist of a large, highly-supported plate, supported by six engraved columns...
...weighing committee will be in the up-stairs weighing room of the gymnasium to weigh contestants, from 8 to 9.30 this morning. No one will be allowed to compete who has not a certificate from Dr. Sargent FOR THE MEETING. Dr. Sargent will be in his office for a short time after 9 a. m. Seats will be reserved until 1.55 for the members of last year's Mott Haven team, 'Varsity eleven, 'Varsity nine, and for members of the 'Varsity crew. The door of the gymnasium will be opened...
...last two miles. The difficulty about the unequal velocity of the tide could be avoided by moving the course eastward. The fact that Harvard's freshmen crew of '89 obtained a very lame victory, in fact no victory at all, over Yale's superior crew did not seem to weigh very heavily on the conscience of the Harvard men when they refused '90's challenge. 'Yet they cannot throw Columbia over because '90 lost the race last year. We would advise our esteemed contemporary to be consistent. If Harvard wishes to act in a manly, straightforward way let them accept...
...fields that are opened to him. A recognition of this fact is forced on every man as he sits down to make out his electives for the ensuing year. Moreover it is plain that with the difficulty of the choice, the responsibility increases and it becomes more necessary to weigh the pros and cons in each decision. There can be no doubt that it is just here that the enlargement of the elective pamphlet it apt to bring about the best results. Behind the obvious advantage of having a larger range of subjects included in the instruction given, there lies...
...mixture of civilizations, though it brings diverse opinions, should not unsettle our convictions. We should weigh the old and new ways; we should "prove all things, holding to that which is good, rejecting all that is evil...