Word: dozen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Trowbridge performed some interesting experiments, and showed some equally interesting photographs to prove the existence of waves of electricity and their oscillatory motion. He then made a most significant experiment in induction, and explained how a man killed by an electric wire was in reality struck by lightning. A dozen lectures would be necessary to explain all the aspects of those phenomena, and only a short description of them was attempted in last night's lecture...
...rush. Again Yale resorted to kicking tactics. Owsley's punt was well returned by Trafford, but Owsley caught it and aided by good blocking carried the ball to Harvard's three yard line. At 4.15 it was forced across. The goal was kicked but not allowed because a half dozen of the Yale men were off side. Score Harvard 35, Yale 12. Only a few minutes more remained and nothing was done in that time. The game closed with the ball near the middle of the field...
...Upton, Blanchard and Saxe. B. Trafford again missed his try at goal. Cranston stopped McBride's kick, but Adams saved the ball for Yale. McBride kicked again and B. Trafford soon returned. P. Trafford tackled Gill finely. Gill then made a magnificent rush of forty yards through half a dozen Harvard men, but was downed by B. Trafford at the twenty-five yard line. Yale gained slightly but lost the ball on four downs. Trafford kicked and Hallowell secured the ball. Lee dropped the ball but again Yale made four downs without gaining. Saxe gained three yards, Lee rushed...
...afternoon hour, and the inconvenience will of course increase as the winter advances. Particularly is the difficulty felt in the lack of set tubs and shower jets; so much so, in fact, that from five to half past five in the afternoon anywhere from a half to a dozen men are almost constantly in waiting The need in which the gymnasium stands is obvious; the matter, therefore, should be attended to as soon as possible...
...society offers blue books of an extra quality at 35 cents a dozen...