Word: fastness
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...part of individuals. If one fault is generally more patent than another, it is in regard to the recover and the beginning of the stroke. The idea is not understood, or certainly not put into practice, that in the recover the motion of the hands should be fast, that of the body slow; and the beginning of the stroke should be emphasized by the whole force of the back thrown into it the moment the full extent of the recover is obtained. Two more weeks will make a great difference with all, and by that time let us hope that...
Kind hearts beat fast, and light feet gently tread...
...that has supplanted the enthusiasm we may suppose once to have existed among the students of Philosophy is such that it has become a subject of common remark among undergraduates; and disregard for the philosophical opinions held by those who take electives in the present courses In Philosophy; is fast becoming disrespect for the courses themselves...
...instance, many men are of opinion that the praise which our contributor bestowed on the Thayer Club coffee was entirely undeserved, and that what we have now is very good. However, no one has to our knowledge yet maintained that the oily fish whereon we are forced to fast on Fridays is good. Again, the Advocate has reviewed our contributor's article, and in so doing has complained of the milk and bread, and has recounted the warm dishes furnished for breakfast; but with all due respect for our contemporary, we are not able to agree with its opinion. This...
...Friday dinner is nearly as bad, with salt mackerel and omnipresent corned beef taking the place of the meat which might be expected in a College not specially advocating the practice of a weekly fast. For several weeks the writer has been puzzled to know how an Irish stew and a dessert of very much boiled rice fulfilled the requirements of the constitution relative to furnishing three courses at dinner. This he leaves for others to solve. Before closing let me call attention to a remarkable property possessed by the turnip, - that vegetable described by a recent writer on food...