Word: around
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Snow in his lecture in History 12 yesterday, pointed out the errors and instances of fallacious reasoning in the pamphlet on protection recently sent around to the students...
Most of the Harvard College buildings are separated into two or three portions by thick brick walls, which would act effectively against the spread of fire. In all the new building, and this includes every hall except Holworthy, Hollis and Stoughton, each room has a shield of plaster entirely around it on walls, ceiling and floor, so that in case of fire in any room the smoke could not penetrate to other rooms. - [Boston Journal...
...would be ungainly-looking objects. Moreover, in summer they would give an easy access for thieves or other evil-disposed persons to the students' rooms, and so many ladders could not be thoroughly watched. Another plan proposed was that of short balconies extending on the outside of the building around the fire wall. These would enable students, in case of fire, to go from one section of the hall to another. The objection to this plan was, that to reach these balconies entrance would have to be forced, in a great many cases, into the student's room which communicated...
...Harvard class photographer's shed has been burned. This comes of having so many young sparks around a wooden building. - [Advertiser...
Here is the way the appearance of things at Harvard strikes a preparatory student. A writer on the Exonian has been peering around and thus records his impressions: "Between the hours of four and five P. M., Hemenway presents an animated appearance. In the main hall every pully, every rope has its somebody tugging and pulling with might and main. Neither has the Harvidian, whom a few moments ago we saw on the streets the ideal Adonis, that dignified appearance as he scampers about in his semi-nude, airy costume. Down in the basement the dull thud of falling tenpins...