Word: blue
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University of Pennsylvania has for years had teams so much stronger than it was possible for any other college to put into the field, that in every game a victory for the red and blue was a certainty. This, of course, must necessarily have the effect of deterring other colleges from undertaking a games in which they were certain to encounter defeat. In spite of considerable opposition, however, and owing mainly to the exertions of Mr. R. D. Brown, of the Germantown Club, and several other Philadelphia Cricketers, a team was organized at Harvard, and last year Harvard challenged Yale...
...establish a manly spirit of co-operation and friendliness between the various papers it is hoped that all who can possibly attend the dinner will be present. Some organization of the papers will perhaps result from this dinner, and a happy precedent will undoubtedly be established. Tonight the blue book for signatures will be taken from Leavitt and Peirce's, and be it said once more-let all intending to go, sign at once, so as to avoid all confusion and trouble at the very last moment...
...much cannot be said of oral examinations. He has no such infallible proof of his work as his blue book gives him nor even a list of the questions he has been called upon to answer. To remedy this difficulty, I wish to suggest that, where it is not already so, a third party-another professor, or some one with a knowledge of the subject-should be present at examinations of this kind. I know that this system is practiced in some other colleges...
EDITORIAL DINNER-The dinner of the members of all the college papers will be held on Friday evening, March 22, at the Boston Tavern. A blue book for signatures has been left at Leavitt's. Price of dinner $2.50 per plate. Please sign as soon as possible...
...BULLARD.A barge will go to the Glee Club concert at Jamaica Plain if a sufficient number of men sign today. A blue book will be left at Leavitt and Peirce's, where tickets will be for sale...