Word: displays
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...appearance of a wagon filled with lighted barrels near Thayer, soon brought up a large crowd from all directions. When this had been hauled out of the yard it burned brightly for some time and the crowd again began to disperse until all was again quiet. Such a display of enthusiasm has not been seen here for years. The Saturday's jubilee was overshadowed in almost every respect. The students were all out to see the fun and the wish of all seemed to be that the nine should win again and give Harvard moe cause for rejoicing...
Saturday afternoon the colors, orange and black were very conspicuous at the game and elsewhere. '84 will have to work hard to make a similar display today...
...Greeley's day. At least, his horns are now covered with thick rubber, and not until frequent labor at erasing many choice effusions of the brain, have worn that rubber out are the points allowed to show. By that time the animal generally has strength enough to warrant the display...
...with regard to the Phi Beta Kappa rumpus. which happened in Boston several years ago, and which in reality was only a harmless affair. We heartily hope that such is the case and that the Pennsylvanian students have not lowered the credit of their Alma Mater by any such display of boyishness and thoughtlessness. If it is true, it will bring discredit not only on them but on students elsewhere. For people are only too apt to put the whole mass of students in the country in the same class and judge them all by some reports of thoughtless acts...
...years ago our departmental library numbered some 5,000 volumes. Since that time it has increased to $16, 000 volumes." At the time of the death of Prof. Louis Agassiz the museum was over-crowded with the immense accessions constantly accumulating. There was no opportunity for order or systematic display. A re-arrangement was absolutely necessary and it has been successfully accomplished. The old facilities for laboratory work and instruction were entirely inadequate. The present rooms, although not as yet equipped to suit him, give ample opportunities in comparison...