Word: correcting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...making of any lively or complete impressions of our complex academic life at the passing moment. Dr. Birkbeck Hill was evidently deceived in one or two minor traits of college civilization by undergraduates with a taste for the American joke. In the main, this English writer's statements are correct, his few strictures richly deserved, his generous praise well bestowed...
...Corean treaty of alliance. The Chinese collected forces south of Ping Yan, and the Japanese marched upon them from three directions, and crushingly defeated them. This practically gave the Japanese control of Corea. This victory will undoubtedly be reckoned among the decisive battles of the world. It served to correct with startling suddenness our vague ideas of China's strength. The next day, Sept. 17, the Japanese won the great naval victory off the Yaln. The attack by the Japanese was well planned. The evolution consisted simply in steaming in large circles, or spirals, and picking out two ships...
...offensive part of the whole affair is that the mischief done should be the work of a Harvard student. The Boston papers can not be blamed for publishing in good faith what was sent them as correct news; but the man who with all the sources of reliable information at his hand, neglected these and so sacrificed the interests of the College to his own, deserves the censure of the entire University...
...father, William Ellery Sedgwick, graduated in the class of '46. If you will kindly publish this note, some of your readers may be able to give me a correct history of the cup, for which I shall be very much obliged. Yours truly...
...Keefe's coaching. Captain Whittemore acted as coach, and will continue to do so until a regular coach is appointed. The work at first is necessarily light, but as the candidates are thinned out, each man will receive more particular attention and more care will be taken to correct individual faults...