Word: worthely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Union Boat House. It will be rowed in barges and under the rules which usually govern the class races. If an accident occurs within the first ten strokes, the crews will be recalled for a new start. There is every reason to believe that the race will be well worth seeing. The crews have been strenghthened by the old men who have come in and by constant practice during the last two weeks. The Law School crew has decided...
...they will develope new material. Some of the crews have already been rowing more than a fortnight so that a good, honest race may be expected. The freshmen, of course, must necessarily labor under a great disadvantage, but though their chance of winning is small they may show their worth by rowing a plucky race. To make the affair a success, the college must do its part, by showing an interest, and the best expression of that is a full attendance on the day of the race...
...short essay, "An Ambition," is an attempt to answer the old question "Is life worth living?" Its delicacy and thoughtfulness make one regret that it is not more elaborate. The idea of "Misericordia," is good and the style is clear and well-worded, but the brevity and disjointedness of the treatment detract much from the general effect of the story. Of a very different style is the story of "A Crime," from the French. It is vivid and picturesque, though the plot-a dream of a man who contemplated murder-is too horrible to be pleasant. The best article...
...vivid and interesting contributions, the latter being taken from the diary of the famous author and journalist, Colonel William Leete Stone, who died in 1844. "An Unpublished Letter of John Adams" and "A Boston Newspaper of the Revolution" speak for themselves and the rest of the number is well worth a perusal. The book notices, as usual, are useful criticisms on good books; they are always a delightful feature in this magazine...
...surrounds the university is something of which we are all proud; it raises the grade of every school in the town; it increases the intelligence of every man, woman and child; and it adds to the money value of our real estate, to descend from the higher standard of worth to the lower...