Word: campuses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Within the past few days the college campus has begun to assume activity, and the burning of midnight oil has been resumed by some of the young men, who, in consequence of too great economy in that direction last term, experienced conditions at the time of annual examinations. The students are returning very fast, and are putting their rooms in order for the coming year's work, which practically began September 27. There are cordial greetings and tales of pleasant summer experiences, with an occasional side remark about the glorious result of the boat race at New London...
FRESHMAN NINE. - The freshman nine play Exeter on the Exeter Campus to-day, Saturday, June 5th. Game called at 3 o'clock. The tickets for the round trip will be $2.38. The train leaves the Boston & Maine depot at 1 o'clock. The game is an important one, and it is expected that all who can go will...
Yale held a grand celebration over its victory over Princeton day before yesterday. The students marched around the campus, nine hundred strong and erected a huge bon-fire of tar barrels...
...Columbia nine was received with great enthusiasm on its return to New York on Saturday by several hundred of the students. They formed in line and escorted the victors to the college campus, where Harvard's defeat was celebrated with a grand pyrotechnic display...
...somewhat inappropriately dressed in costumes of red flannel with tails attached. The procession marched from its rendezvous at some point in the city out to the college grounds to the solemn strains of the dead march. Torches were carried, red light, and other fire-works displayed. Arrived at the campus, the coffin was placed upon a tall funeral pile which had been prepared, the match applied, and while the flames were consuming the pyre, a funeral oration was pronounced over the dead. A bright man was always chosen for funeral orator, and the speeches delivered were frequently extremely witty. Following...