Word: air
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...envious when we read that the library of Columbia College is to be open evenings and lighted by electricity. When we consider that the great bulk of the work here is done in the evening, and that any influence tending to keep men from spending their afternoons in open air exercise during the spring and summer months is greatly to be regretted,-we cannot but feel that one of the greatest possible benefits to college life and college work would be the opening of our library at night. We hope some friend of the college will find...
...What were the motives for the change does not concern us. We can merely remark with sorrow that the change has been made. In the future when old graduates return to these classic haunts on class day or commencement, and in remembrance of past days of jollity cause the air to resound with the words...
...rushers. One of the latter attempted to foul him once, but Cowling brushed him away most unceremoniously to the delight of the freshmen. Play went on with varying success, Yale gaining by good rushing, but Willard making up the lost ground for Harvard whenever the ball got into the air. In one of the scrimmages Cowling was injured and was replaced by Russell. Just before the end of the first three-quarters the ball was forced well up to our poles, when suddenly Peabody slipped out around the Yale rushers and after a very brilliant run deposited the ball clear...
...well laid out for the game, but the turf was slippery from recent rains, which may have accounted in a measure for Moffat's poor kicking, although he did get in one or two very serviceable long kicks, but generally he sent the ball twisting right up in the air. Richards of Yale fairly "downed" him in this respect...
...field and another score by Yale was only saved by Henry who allowed the ball to pass, from a kick, over our goal line and dropped on it immediately after it passed into our goal. The ball was kicked out by Henry who sent it high in the air and our rushers got a down well out in the field. Kendall received the ball from the quarter-back and made a good run down the field. But the ball soon reached Richards, who kicked long and low, sending it almost to our poles. By a quick manoevre Yale...