Word: armes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...keel and centre-board. The cruising canx is a craft in which a man can sail or paddle in rough or smooth, deep or shallow water; in which he can travel by day and sleep at night, and which in case of necessity he can take under his arm, and drag around an impossible rapid, or over a portage from one stream to another. No other craft permits its owner these priceless privileges, and hence the canx, having made that possible which was before impossible, is an invention of incalculable value to the lover of nature and of open...
...second bout was contested by A. C. Coolidge and G. W. Kimball, both of '87. The two freshmen appeared to be very evenly matched in the first round. Coolidge's round-arm blows coming in occasionally with telling effect. Kimball gave some hard body blows. The second bout showed Coolidge puffing somewhat, but still making his longer reach tell. He showed considerable quickness. Kimball showed more skill. The third round was decidedly in Kimball's favor. Coolidge was wild and flustered and struck the air or his opponent's gloves many times. Kimball, quietly and coolly, sparred in a business...
...Woodbury seemed somewhat tired from his former bout, but did most of the leading and kept Colony on the defence most of the time. The latter, however, proved himself the better in close fighting. The second round was hotly contested, Woodbury tried several times to hit Colony a round-arm blow, but almost every time just missed him, while the latter got in some good blows. This round was decidedly in favor of Colony. In the final round there was some very pretty fighting. Woodbury seemed, for a few moments, to have recovered himself, but it was not for long...
Prof. explaining a point in physiology: "Now take my arm." A co-ed who has been dozing on the back seat rouses up and murmurs: "Thank you, I guess I will; it is rather slippery;" and then seeing the whole class look round subsides into blushes...
...play a game at cricket-match? Two posts are placed at a great distance from one another. The player, close to one of the posts, throws a large ball towards the other party, who awaits the ball to send it far with a small stick with which he is armed. The other players then run to look after the ball, and while this search is going on the party who struck it with the stick runs incessantly from post to post, marking one for each run. It is plain, then, that it is to the advantages of the party...