Word: allay
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...suppose there will never be a fire here because the past has been free from them. The carelessness of students who are accustomed to the use of tobacco is proverbial and some day may have serious results. The cost of fire-escapes is small and their introduction would doubtless allay the fears of many who are so unfortunate as to dwell in the upper stories...
This startling explanation of the recent action of the faculty will do much to allay the dissatisfaction the passage of this obnoxious law has caused among the students, and will also cause them to look upon their faculty as possessed of a greater degree of shrewdness than they had hitherto been credited with. In conclusion we advise every student to subscribe for Life...