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Word: proves (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Varsity this year, and what are their chances of success. At present, only eight men are at work, and no more have signified their intention of rowing. This number is evidently far smaller than it should be, for an accident to even one man would prove serious. There are, however, more than eight men at Harvard capable of pulling a good oar, and their interest in her success should bring them forward. Those who have not yet rowed in a race might, by faithful training, acquire enough skill and experience to be eligible for the Crew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/5/1879 | See Source »

...will probably be some time before we come to realize the advantages, and to appreciate the comforts which it affords; but I am sure that sooner or later we shall have our "Union," and that it will prove no less successful than its prototype at Oxford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE OXFORD UNION. II. | 11/21/1879 | See Source »

...rumored that the College is going to establish a large clothing-house for the students, and the following facts, drawn from trustworthy sources, may prove interesting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A NEW SCHEME. | 11/7/1879 | See Source »

...this is the first attempt to hold class races in the autumn, it is to be hoped that they will prove successful enough to be continued in the future, for almost any system is preferable to the old scratch races...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CLASS CREWS. | 10/10/1879 | See Source »

...suit prove vain, - then...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIR ROMEO. | 6/25/1879 | See Source »

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