Word: backe
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that time, there are few who have not heard of him either in connection with his work here or with his pastorate in Boston. Those members of the University who had the privilege of listening to Dr. Herford when he was here last, will be glad to welcome him back again...
...field 160 feet wide and 120 feet long, marked by five-yard lines like a football "gridiron." The ball is put in play at the centre, and the object is to push it as far as possible into the opponents territory. If the ball is pushed over the back line, a goal is scored and counts five. If this is not done, one point is scored for every five yards that has been gained. If the ball is exactly on the centre when time is called, there is no score...
There are eight men on a side,- a centre, two guards, two tackles, two forwards and a back, who is usually the captain, and who stands at some distance behind the others in order to see the whole field and give the signals for the team plays which are all important in this game...
...injustice of this arrangement will be felt keenly by the first unlucky set of W's to attend lectures in the Fogg Museum. Whoever may be to blame for the error, there is no denying that the acoustic properties of the new lecture room are thoroughly wretched. In the back rows, especially when the room is full, it is often impossible to hear anything which is being said on the platform. It seems in this case particularly unfair to condemn the end of the alphabetical list to an attendance from which they can scarcely hope for much profit...
Work on the Hemenway Gymnasium is now expected to proceed much more rapidly. Dr. Sargent is authority for the statement that the steam-fitters, whose strike has been delaying the work, are expected back today...