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...full reach," number two used his slide, bent his arms too soon after the catch, and swung back too far; number three had the inside wrist curved down instead of up, and was not gentle enough in shooting out his hands. Number four has rowed since November, and made rapid improvement; his body swing is good, but his movements should be more continuous. Number five used his shoulders, instead of keeping them firmly in position, changed his grip frequently, and rushed own on the recover; number six was not firm enough, there was a jerkiness noticeable in his stroke...
...comfortable cars, which will take us from Boston to Cambridge in fifteen minutes, and all this before '85 has run out! Now, since the erection of this railroad is a question of such moment to us all, could we not consistently send a letter to the company, urging the rapid completion of the work and pledging it our support...
...could turn their hands, starvation was the result. The absence of alternative occupation is the true cause of the poverty of Ireland. A country which is without some alternative occupations cannot create them in the face of open competition. Protection, she must have. The lecture then closed, after a rapid glance at tariff legislation in the United States...
...from the ninth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica dated 1881. Of course since that time some changes in the relative positions have taken place, but they are not many, and the list stands substantially correct to day as regards position. The growth of all American libraries has, however, been rapid during the last few years and large numbers of books have been added to almost all the collegiate libraries. Take our own for an example and it shows the following rapid progress. In 1876 the Harvard library contained 227,650 volumes, in 1881 these figures had increased...
...rapid growth of the art of photography within the last few years is very noticeable, especially among college men. A year or two ago a man who possessed the apparatus of an amateur photographer was looked upon as a curiosity, but now, instead of being the exception, he is fast becoming the rule. The interest which the students show in this pastime is not surprising. Nowhere so much as at college does the student wish to perpetuate the pleasant memories of faces which cluster around his life. the pleasure of looking over in future years some old photographs of past...