Word: cankered
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...canker-worms' pendulous swing...
...next day dawned with unusual promise. A northerly wind, a sky clear both of clouds and canker-worms, and a number of eligible young men in the graduating class, seemed to promise a remarkably brilliant Class-Day. Our anticipations were more than realized. Never did the old stairways creak beneath a fairer load; the rippling laughter of our lovely visitors echoed through the grim halls until even the College bell strove to take a softer tone, as if from envy. Coming from the South, I had invited but a very moderate number of friends, and, at a comparatively early hour...
Last Class-Day was particularly afflicted by circumstances which will probably not be repeated. The weather was the worst for the occasion that we have had for several years, and the Yard was in a pitiable condition. But the canker-worms will probably not have another chance to revel among our elm-leaves; and the graduating class would certainly be ready and willing to meet the expense of having the streets in the vicinity of the Yard thoroughly watered, - a suggestion which was made last year, but was not acted on. This would insure us against being again overwhelmed with...
...very much to be regretted that some active measures have not been taken to destroy the canker-worms which have appeared in such myriad numbers upon the elms in the College Yard. These trees, in which we justly take so much pride, are being stripped of their verdure, and by Class Day, instead of their usually abundant foliage, they will present nothing but withered leaves and barren branches. A lack of shade, should that day be a sultry one, together with worms swinging from every branch, liable at any moment to find a temporary lodgement on the passer-by, will...