Word: thoroughly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Strongbow's Conquest of Ireland," Mr. Barnard has in the Contemporary Writers Series made a valuable addition to English history. The period embraced-from 1166 to 1186-is now so remote as to be unfamiliar, except to the thorough student of history. The present volume, therefore, aims to make attractive what other-wise would be neglected. The story is told with a quaintness befitting the times, and is illustrated by maps, genealogical table and pictures. [G. P. Putnam's Sons, publishers...
...valuable collection of coins, which the college now owns. A safe will be provided for their security. In the basement will be rooms for cataloguing, and accommodation for unpacking, binding and repairing. The building will be heated by furnace, and will have an engine and fan to provide thorough ventilation...
...persuaded many of its critics, and perhaps justly, that its field extends in both directions; yet without doubt it should give a decided predominance to light literature. In pursuance of this purpose, the present number has an essay on the "Meaning of Gulliver's Travels." The writer shows a thorough study of his subject, and, though his space is limited, clearly gives the reader his own conception of Swift's motives in writing his satires on English politics and society...
...inter-class contests in track athletics were a decided success and ought to be continued in the future was clearly demonstrated yesterday afternoon by the close competition in the various events and the interest manifested by the large crowd of spectators. There was only one thing to mar the thorough enjoyment of everyone at the meeting, and that was the unfortunate accident to one of the riders in the bicycle race-an accident which can be easily averted in the future, and which in this case, happily, is not at all serious. One record was broken, presaging, we hope, victory...
...game is certainly greater now than ever before. There are many men in college who not having the sufficient amount of training and practice to compete successfully in track athletics, base-ball or rowing, recognize that in lacrosse can be found one of the best means of obtaining thorough and systematic exercise. Contrary to the experience of most of the members of our 'varsity teams, the lacrosse players have the pleasant retrospect of a series of hard earned championships and the happy prosect of repeating the performance again an occurence which is becoming so rare here as to excite something...