Word: cents
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...necessary to borrow $1150 from the college in order to meet the expenses of making the courts. This loan is being steadily repaid by subscriptions and is now reduced to $400. Your correspondent of Tuesday was wrong in saying that the back-nets were paid for by subscription. Every cent which was subscribed last year was for the reduction of the debt. The receipts from the courts do little more than cover the expenses of keeping the courts in order and sending delegates to the intercollegiate tournament. During the last two years the setting out of back-nets, the placing...
Three tons of old Lampoons were sold yesterday to a junk dealer at three-quarters of a cent a pound...
...Ellis and Sullivan, was able to make any lengthy stay, the ninth wicket going down for 17. But the last partnership (Sullivan and Norman) put 13 runs together, the venture closing for a total of 30, Sullivan's 10, not out, being the top score. Harvard being forty per cent. behind her opponent's score, was forced to follow on, and did better than in her first innings. Brown batted carefully for his 14; Ellis also batted in good form. The bowling of Longwood was unusually accurate, and their sharp fielding saved many runs. Below is the score...
Owing to the good bowling of Ellis and Brown, Mystic was unable to put together more than 37 runs, only one man making double figures. Being more than forty per cent. behind Harvard, the home team was forced to follow on, and did much better in their second venture than in their first, as at the drawing of stumps they had made 37 runs for a loss of six wickets. The fielding of Harvard was very good, especially that of Bayer, who made several pretty catches, one after a long run. Altogether the XI showed improvement, due, no doubt...
...Wesleyan student begins to count up his "cuts" as the examinations approach; and if he finds that he has been absent from ten per cent. of the regular exercises of any subject, he will be obliged to pass a preliminary examination before being allowed to try the regular...