Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...annual regatta of the Metropolitan A. R. A. was yesterday held on the Charles River under almost perfect weather conditions and the Weld won six of the eight races. The only outside winner was Sydney West of the Hull B. C., who defeated C. A. Hurley of the Weld in the novice singles. In the junior four-oared race, the Weld made a new record of 9 m. 11 2-5s. for the mile and a half course, beating the former record of 9m. 17 2-5s., made in '95 by the B. A. A. four. The last...
...slight knowledge of Greek and with nothing offered them but courses arranged with a view to technical scholarship. As the result they have naturally been appalled and disheartened. Instead of supplementing their courses in modern literature, English or foreign, with a course in that literature which may almost be called its starting point, they have gone on continually reminded of their ignorance and as continually turned back by the difficulties in the way of enlightening it. Hitherto they have been made to feel that they must be technical or nothing...
...time of the break in the crew's work, the form had been fairly good, and Mr. Cook was turning to the finer points of the stroke. To be sure, there was an extremely annoying tendency to rush the work in almost every part of the stroke and the slides were an especially difficult matter for the coach. The blade work had been steadily improving and the snap and spirit of the members admirable. It is yet to be seen how all this will be affected by the illness of Williams and the longer absence of Wickes who will...
...nine has been handicapped of late by a series of set-backs to the pitchers. Almost all of them have been laid up more or less severely, and though they are improving, it is but slowly, and none are yet in first-class condition. The bad weather of the past week has prevented much out-door work, and necessitated cage practice, but the nine has been given unusually hard work notwithstanding, and is getting into fairly good condition...
...number might almost be called the spring short story number as none of the stories are complicated; neither are they very serious. Judging from the last and the present number there are a good many excellent story tellers in college at present, and work of the order mentioned is deserving of much encouragement...