Word: well
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia. This work is in process of preparation, one volume having already been published. There will be thirty or more volumes of this work, each volume containing about six hundred and fifty pages. The work will be profusely illustrated, and its articles will be written by well known authors. It will be more than a "Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge," as it will embody a complete dictionary of the English language. It will give more than mere definitions of words, as it will offer general knowledge on every subject possible. The work is modelled after Stormonth's Dictionary...
...work faithfully and evenly through the year, but by accident, sickness or stupidity get low marks on the mid-years. naturally such men want to know how they stand. The work of marking the books has got to be done some time, and it might just as well be done now. There is no such damper to honest, zealous work as being obliged to do that work in the darkness of uncertainty...
...eight candidates seem to be rowing pretty well considering the constant changes which have been made in their make-up. The men complain considerably about the new rowing room. The machines, they say, are utterly bad. It is also disadvantageous for the two bow men to row around the corner, owing to the shortness of the room. Considering these hindrances, the time of the crew is fairly good. As a whole, the men are inclined to row short and are slow about getting their arms away...
...Doesn't swing on well with body. Meets. Doesn't make use of toe-straps. Doesn't sit up and rows short. His time...
...little can be said of the progress of the various athletic teams. The candidates for the various crews are beginning to work well together and the relative abilities of the men are becoming apparent. It is probable that the end of the month will see a material reduction in the number of would-be oarsmen. The Mott Haven team is in active training in the gymnasium, and it is expected that the men will be much benefited by courtesting with the athletes from other colleges who have entered for the winter games which will be held next month...