Word: day
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...told the Advocate man, who came here the other day, that I thought I would wait and see which I liked the best before making up my mind...
EARLY in the term the news that several energetic members of the Advocate Board from '80 had already been three times through Thayer in search of subscribers, and were intending to attack Hollis and Stoughton en masse the next day, called for immediate action in the Crimson ranks. I will say, by way of parenthesis, that this Advocate news was "given away" by an indiscreet member of that board, who was severely reprimanded by his colleagues at the next meeting. Well, the lot fell upon me to start on a subscription-tour that very night, and off I went with...
Another object of the new plan is, to make room for two examinations on the same day. It is hardly necessary to picture the mental and physical exhaustion with which we should enter the examination-room for a second time, after having spent all the morning there...
...Armstrong, of the Law School, last week notified the President of the H. A. A. of his intention to attempt to walk for the cup offered by the editor of this column, to any one walking a mile in 7 min. 40 sec. Tuesday of this week was the day appointed for the trial, but the weather was stormy and the track heavy. At a meeting of the H. A. A. it was voted that the cup should be competed for only on some regular field-day of the Association. This step was taken as a matter of economy...
BICYCLING.Mr. George Agassiz, who was the only contestant in the 20 mile race arranged for Thanksgiving Day by the Boston Bicycling Club, went over the course in 1 hour, 46 minutes, 45 seconds. This is remarkably good time considering the strong west-wind that was blowing at the time and the lack of incentive from competitors...