Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...seats are exceedingly narrow and painfully uncomfortable. It is almost impossible for ladies, and especially elderly ladies, to sit on these seats during a whole game, besides it is an injustice to the holders of these seats to compel them to pay the same price as for the other seats and give them such abominable seats. It would only take a comparatively small sum to make the seats perfectly comfortable, and it should be done for the sake of the ladies who will wear the crimson on that...
...most pressing question before the school is one of room. The resources of the school have been strained by its rapid growth. Judging from past development, the net increase of students next year would be, at least calculation, over fifty. Almost all changes announced for next year are to meet the addition. Seats for forty men will be placed in the vacant space to the east of the library stack and an extra delivery desk will be put in. Undoubtedly with a view to delaying further increase the Faculty have made admission more difficult in two ways; first, by requiring...
...base on balls and stole second. They were left here, as Trafford made the third out on a grounder to Bayne. In the second inning Bayne led off with a hot liner to Hovey, which was thrown wild, thus letting him to first. Lansing stepped up and almost without thinking hit a little pop fly, which so surprised him that he was unable to run and was tagged out by Cobb. Schoff got his base on balls, and Bergen followed, being hit by the ball. Coogan hit a sharp ball to Bates, which the latter threw to Cobb, shutting...
...recently played with Yale and Princeton, as well as many of the nines with whom Harvard has contested this year. According to the summary of games, in which Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania have played the same teams, it will be seen that Harvard has made almost a third as many runs again as Pennsylvania. In 13 games Harvard has made 93 runs, to 39 of their opponents. In twelve games with almost precisely the same teams, the University of Pennsylvania made only 60 runs to 44 of their opponents. However during the first part of season, Bayne proved...
...sides of the tank has been laid. The rowing tanks will be completed next week, after the beds have been laid out and cemented. The small stair cases leading to the second floor and basement are now being put in place, and the main stair-case of marble is almost finished. A floor has been laid in the basement, and the baths have been put up, and separated by marble slabs. The elevator shaft has been completed, but, except in the gymnasium proper, there remains a great deal of woodwork to be done. The work of the stonecutters and plumbers...