Word: third
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...boat-houses and dressing-rooms, as well as put up extra prizes. There will be five classes of races: first, the regatta of the National Association; second, the annual college regatta, when a piece of plate is to be presented to the winners, in addition to individual gold medals; third, an international college race, for four oars, the prize again to be plate with gold medals to the winning crew; fourth, a race open to all clubs in the world; and last, a four-oar race for professionals...
...Third. In the classics the examination to be based upon one Greek play, to be announced as soon as possible by the examiners; and in addition that the contestants he required to translate at sight some Greek author into English and from an English author into Greek...
...causes of misunderstanding. In regard to the present matter, the feeling of the students seems in brief to be this: These decisions, if adhered to, will in the end destroy the existence of two hitherto considered very respectable and characteristic Harvard institutions, and much cripple the energies of a third, besides preventing the friends of the students from meeting them in a way agreeable and advantageous to both parties. That this will be the result we firmly believe. The experience of our Reading-Room proves conclusively that nothing but our boating interest can be well supported by subscription, and even...
...Third Marshal...
...standard. To accomplish this so desirable a result has been the object of the radical and much criticised reforms in the school during the last four years. The following attempt to state the new theory, and compare it with the old system, and from them suggest a third, is made without any presumption to judge of which is the best, and is only offered in the hope that the upholders of the new system will explain its workings and ends, because the school does not have that confidence of the Bench and Bar in this Commonwealth which it needs...