Word: aid
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Apropos of fire escapes we would remind the inhabitants of Thayer that it is possible in some of the entries to descend by the aid of the stone cornices of the windows. We would not, however advise students to practice this means of escape without previous practice in the gymnasium...
...Memorial Hall. At 3.30 the party adjourned to Boylston where they examined the mineralogical cabinet, and at 4 assembled in 9 Boylston, where a paper on the "Relative Strength of American Woods" was read by Prof. Sharples, and an experiment was performed by Prof. J. P. Cooke with the aid of magic lantern and electric light, showing the critical point of carbonic acid...
...York Times says the students of Princeton College are making efforts to secure a good crew to represent them at the proposed inter-collegiate regatta at Lake George next summer. A dramatic and musical entertainment, in aid of their boat club, is to be given in New York. A cast of well-known amateurs will perform "The Honeymoon," and the college glee club will sing...
...Harvard have been somewhat dubious. In fact, it is probable that the association would have collapsed before now but for the enthusiasm of a few individuals and for the sympathy and encouragement of the National Amateur Lacrosse Association. It is certain had the lacrosse men depended entirely for aid on the college at large the record of the lacrosse team would not present the almost uninterrupted series of victories that it does. But still, that external sympathy could not take the place of home support was shown by the fact that for about two years lacrosse hung between life...
...Henry J. Morgan of New York bequeaths to the president and fellows of Harvard College one share of the valuable residuary estate, after giving his brother some real estate and $100,000, to be applied to the use of the college, the testator's preference, as expressed, being to aid poor young men in securing an education in any of the departments of the institution. Equal shares are also given to Yale, Amherst and Williams colleges to be applied in the same...