Word: soon
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...advanced age of ninety-two. While at College his room-mate was Cornelius C. Felton, afterwards president of Harvard, and among his class-mates were Edmund Quincy, former president Stearns of Amherst, and Bishop Lee of Delaware. In 1833 he was admitted to the Suffolk bar, but he soon gave up the law to become head-master of the Boston Latin School. During the fifteen years in which he served in this position, he came in contact with a most remarkable set of boys. A few of them were Mayor Quincy of Boston, Rev. Dr. J. W. Thayer...
...preliminary plans for the University Club building were received yesterday by the committee in charge. These plans embody suggestions for each floor of the entire building. They are intended for the inspection of the members of the committee alone, and will be returned to the architects as soon as the committee has passed on them...
...volume soon to be published in the "Harvard Historical Studies" series is by Dr. G. T. Lapsley '93, instructor in history, and is entitled "The County Palatine of Durham." This volume is noteworthy as being the first in the series which deals directly with English Constitutional History, the greater part of it having been prepared in England from original manuscript...
...weather remains suitable. A communication was received from Yale, about the first of November challenging Harvard to a cross country run; but as the Yale team had already had one month of training, and not enough time was allowed Harvard before the competition, the challenge was declined. As soon as the long runs are over the weight candidates will commence work in the Gymnasium, but the remainder of the Mott Haven team will not begin training until January...
...soon as war was declared the Olympia was ordered to leave Hong Kong by the English and proceeded to Moeis By in Chinese jurisdiction where, after remaining two days, she proceeded directly to Manila. At five o'clock in the afternoon on the day before the battle, Admiral Dewey called a council of war at which he laid forth his plan of battle. The Olympia was to lead the way through the larger of the two entrances into Manila Bay and the other vessels were to follow. Accordingly, at nightfall no lights were lighted except those necessary...