Word: crossings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Brown made two attempts to get through the line, but in vain. Next, for a change, a criss-cross was attempted and Murphy ran around Harvard's right end. With good interference he got 30 yards, when he was tackled by Brewer. It was one of the prettiest tackles ever seen on Soldiers Field...
...This cross is one of the most valued historical relics in the possession of the University. It was exactly one hundred and fifty years ago last spring that the Massachusetts troops returning from the capture of Louisburg, brought it back with them. Where it was obtained, or just how it was disposed of at first, is not known. It came into the possession of the University, however, a long time ago, and when the Library was erected, it was set in the wall of the old transept. on the side where the stack was subsequently built, and there...
About eighteen years ago when Dr. Winsor became Librarian of the University, he accidently came upon the cross in the cellar of the Library. It had apparently been thrown there carelessly, when the stack was erected. It was marked as the "Louisburg Cross" at the time. At Dr. Winsor's suggestion it was gilded and placed over the entrance to the Library where it has been ever since...
...impossible to find terms strong enough to condemn the theft of the Louisburg Cross from the University Library. Whether the person who committed the act was aware of the peculiar value of the cross, or not, the offence is an unpardonable one, and the penalty, in case the thief should be discovered, ought to be severe. Supposing, what is by no means certain, that the act was committed by a student, it will reflect seriously upon the University if many days are allowed to pass without either the return of the cross or the apprehension of the man who took...
...from suggesting that any member of the University is bound to spy upon his fellow students, but we urge most strongly that a man who has any knowledge of the location of the Louisburg Cross is bound to do all that he can in an honest way to secure its return...