Word: brought
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...state of affairs must, however, be borne with the best grace possible for the next two or three days. A leak has been discovered in one of the principal gas mains in Cambridgeport and while this is being repaired, the college dormitories are dependant upon the gas supply brought over from East Cambridge. The work of repairing has been rendered doubly difficult by the heavy rain of day before yesterday. A word of warning which the Bursar has taken great pains to have well understood, may not be out of place here. As this precarious supply...
...some distance from the main excavations were brought to light a female head, the torso of a draped statue of a woman, and a tombstone very beautifully inscribed. The good workmanship exhibited by this gravestone, the admirable style of the bas-reliefs, the ancient manner of spelling exemplified in the inscription, makes it probable that these works belong to the period between the fourth century before and the second century after Christ. The three bas-reliefs mentioned above are interesting to the archaeologists. The first of these contains three figures, two standing and one sitting. They represent the scene...
...Gilbert has written the libretto of a new operetta, a burlesque on society life, and has sent it to Sullivan at Monte Carlo, who will compose the music for it. It is probable that the opera will be brought out in New York next fall...
...winning finally at 5 ft. 2 1-2 in. C. E. Curry, '89, had a walkover in the rope-climbing. Although considerably hampered by the safety rope, attached to his waist, he made the ascent in 21 1-2 sec., coming quite close to the record. The high kick brought out E. E. Buckingham, L. S., and R. B. Hale, '91. Buckingham could not touch the disk at 8 ft. 6 3-4 in., and Hale at the following height. Hale thus took the event with a kick of 8 ft. 6 3-4 in. The flying rings...
...eight lengths. The following three years Harvard's crew, with Bancroft as stroke and captain in '77 and '78, and with Trimble as captain in '79, won all the races. In 1880, Yale won, and also in 1881 by six seconds. Capt. Hammond in 1882 and 1883 brought victory to Harvard. The 1884 crew lost. Capt. Storrow's crew won easily in 1885. Yale won in 1886 and 1887, tying the score...