Word: delayed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...alarm from box 54 last evening at about half past eight o'clock, called out an excited and eager mob of students, who rushed along in headlong haste, expecting to see Memorial Hall already in the resistless arms of the devouring element. After a delay of some minutes, it was discovered that the upper part of the house of Mr. Charles W. Sever, 12 Frisbie Place, was on fire. Engine No. 1 was the first to get to work, and was able to supply enough water without further assistance from the other engines. Inspired by the applause of hand-clapping...
...have great trouble in keeping the books in their proper places. Now that the examinations are so close at hand, it is not out of place to impress upon all the necessity of returning all reference books after use, to their places as soon as possible. A very little delay in each case will suffice to put many men to a great inconvenience. We have been informed that in consequence of the dimensions to which, during examination periods, this abuse has grown the management of the library will act summarily in all cases coming to their notice...
...inning with Amherst at the bat and two men out. Thus the score, which of course will not stand, was, Harvard, 11; Amherst, 3. Had it been possible to play but ten minutes more, the game would have been scored. As it was, the Amherst men were glad to delay the otherwise unavoidable de feat. The Harvard men then left Amherst for Northampton, and thence took the train to Springfield. Here they had supper and took the 8 p.m. train for Boston, arriving...
Owing to the neglect of the responsible officers of the H. A. A. and their delay in arranging the names of competitors for to-day's class athletic contests, it is impossible for us to publish the list of entries in the different events...
...trip will undoubtedly be a very jolly one; especially will this be the case if our nine wins, and that it may do so is the hope of every supporter of the crimson. So let every man who can afford it, sign the book at Leavitt & Peirce's without delay...