Word: eight
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Varsity and the freshman lacrosse teams are now busy with their work and practice every day either on Holmes or on Jarvis. The freshman team has so far confined its work to playing against the 'Varsity, but will soon begin work by itself. At present there are but eight candidates for the team, when there should be at least twenty. The reason for so small a number of men presenting themselves is not at all apparent, but there can be but one result, unless more men come out soon, there will be no freshman team this year. There...
...club has been started in college which has for its purposes the promotion of the study of electricity and of other topics which are closely allied with this science. At first the founders of the club had in mind only a small organization of six or eight men, who might be able better to carry on their favorite work by uniting to subscribe for the best journals in the country which treat the subject of electricity and kindred sciences. It was found, however, that a number of men were desirous of being in the club, and so it was decided...
None of the candidates for the Columbia university crew have ever rowed in a university eight...
...college presidents in the United States, Yale, Ohio, Wesleyan University and Oberlin, each graduated eight; Harvard, Union, Princeton, Amherst, Washington and Jefferson, and Wesleyan, each six; Dartmouth, Brown, and Hameden-Sidney, each five; Michigan, Virginai, and De Pauw Universities, each four; Bowdoin, Dickinson, Rochester, Bethany and Pennsylvania colleges, each three. Nearly one-half of the number of colleges are non-sectarian. Of the denominational colleges 41 are Methodist Episcopal, 36 Baptist, 24 Presbyterian, 14 Congregational, 9 Christian, 8 Lutheran and 7 Episcopalian. Forty-three of the presidents were educated at the college over which they preside. One hundred...
...senior class won eight first and five second prizes, thus carrying off the day. The result of the meeting as a whole show commendable energy and remarkably high standard in in-door athletics at Exeter. The Exonian issued an extra containing a full report of the meeting...