Word: court
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...attention. The largest, if not the finest college is Trinity, which claims to be the largest in Europe. Ex tending on both sides of the street it is entered through the fine King's Gateway, near which stands the statue of Henry VIII. Within is a large court or "quad," called Neville's Fountain, bounded by the lodge of the master and his assistants. This lodge is filled with works of art and possesses a treasure in the shape of its Gothic Hall. Sir Christopher Wren designed the library of Trinity, and it is a fine specimen of his peculiar...
...Index omitted from its list of Law-school courts the Ames-Gray Supreme court...
Before the Christmas recess, the grounds on Holmes and Jarvis Field were inspected by a Contractor, and it was found that rolling, or in any way repairing the courts as they now stand, would be useless, as the soil is too loose and sandy, and that therefore each court would have to be made over entirely. The making of 50 Turf Courts, at their cost of about $150.00 apiece would be beyond our means, and therefore we have been obliged to resort to clay courts. Yet for players who are prejudiced towards grass courts, and also for tournaments, grass courts...
...making of thirty or move clay courts involves considerable expense, (on the average of $50 per court), the Committee decided that it was best to experiment with various sorts of clay, an determine during the spring which was the pleasantest to use, and which endured the wear best. Accordingly, as soon as the frost is out of the ground, five courts of various sorts, of brighten Gravel, Moorland Gravel, Ashes, etc. will be laid down. These can be played upon by the last week in April. During the summer 30 more clay courts made of that material which is found...
...present is the time in which we can best have this sport for all raised to a level which shall combine the mere exercise of a poor court to the pleasure of a good one, and as such favorable conditions for success have combined at the present time, we trust and believe that graduates and under-graduates will do their best in raising this amount...