Word: bird
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...appellation by which Professor Richards is best known among Yale graduates and students presents an interesting study in the evolution of the nick-name. "Richards," of course, became "Dickey" and by a natural sequence "Dickey" became "Dickeybird," until the necessity for abbreviation has made "The Bird" the best known name for one of Yale's most popular and efficient instructors. [Modern...
...Bird, '86, has just returned from Havana, Cuba. There are several members of the senior class there...
Twelve members of the club met at Watertown yesterday afternoon. The shooting was much better than at any of the previous meets, the clay-bird scores especially running very high. The matches were under the direction of Mr. W. H. Slocum; scoring by Mr. S. C. Jones. Below is the summary of events...
...excitement caused by the Princetonian's campaign has been very great. The votes in opposition numbered a scant dozen, and the position of boating in the college is rendered more stable than ever. About 40 men are now in training for the crew under the direction of Mr. Bird...
PRINCETON BOATING.The following have been elected officers of the Princeton Boating Association: Captain, C. W. Bird; president, Grier Hersch; vice-president, F.S.Hicks; treasurer, W. F. Jackson; secretary, M. S. Bevan. The question of the advisability of supporting a crew has been a mooted one in the college ever since the defeats sustained last spring. Strong articles in opposition to boating have appeared in the college press, and a stubborn resistance was anticipated in the meeting by the boating men. The elections were made, however, without opposition, and a motion was carried to sustain a crew. The applications for positions...