Word: constant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...matter how good a shot a man may be, constant practice cannot fail to improve his work: so let all who can, be present, not only tomorrow but at every subsequent meeting, for if this is done, there is no reason why we cannot hope to put a victorious team in the field next spring...
...great hardships, from both hunger and cold, and in moving from one place to another were forced, on account of the number of men and the narrowness of the roads, to stand waiting almost for hours before being able to move forward. This proved even more fatiguing than constant marching...
...next table shows the School as divided into classes since the establishment of the three-years' course. There has been a constant tendency for students to remain through the whole course, as is proved by a third-year class of 33 in 1887-88 out of 55 who entered, against only 21 in 1879-80 out of 72 who entered...
...been kept for the past six or seven years, although these are the very ones now in demand. The old examinations are of little value on account of the continual advance in the courses and change of instructors, and the corresponding variance in the character of the questions. The constant use which is made of even these old specimens and of the final papers shows the urgent need of a complete collection of recent papers, mid-year as well as final, in all courses in which examinations are held...
...York concert given before the students had become wearied by constant travelling was far superior to that given in Cambridge two evenings previous, and, in the opinion of many, the best given in the metropolis by a college organization for many years. The audience was enthusiastic from the beginning. The yodels by Mr. Carpenter, the violin solos by Mr. Long-worth, '91, and the bass solos by Mr. Hackett. '91, as well as many of the college songs, received hearty encores. The success most pleasing to the Glee Club was that of the glee "Courtship." The New York audience...