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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Shack, mister," or "Say, mister, I'll shack yer fur fi' cents." Indeed, it it almost impossible to play on crowded Jarvis without "shacks" to watch the balls. It is admitted by one and all that this system is a very obnoxious one. It would be quite possible to erect at the back of some courts stop-nets, which would remove all necessity of hiring "shacks." The nets may be obtained at a very cheap rate in any fishing town. Perhaps, however, it would be better to put up wire netting which would last longer, and in the long...
...resolve of the Legislature which became a law February 6th, 1816, authority was given to sell the magazine at Charlestown, and to erect a larger one at Cambridge. This, it will be seen, was soon after the war of 1812, which had effectually shown the need of powder and suitable places in which to keep it. Captain's Island, as that part of the town of Cambridge was called, was chosen for the location of this new magazine, and the State immediately opened Magazine Street as a mode of access...
President McCosh, of Princeton, in reply: "There is an increasing tendency to leave out religion in the teaching of our colleges, and as a consequence the character of the highly educated men who graduate from our colleges and erect such a powerful influence on the community is becoming irreligious. It is agreed that morality can not be taught without religion, so let religious truth be distinctly taught. The term, 'non-sectarian college,' practically means this: 'All Knowledge Imparted Here Except Religious.' The position that young men are likely to take under such a loose, half-hearted religious system, is that...
...Lacrosse Association will erect a rack for sticks in the cage...
...prospect of a new $100,000 gymnasium is creating a great deal of talk among the students of Columbia College. It has been the custom in past years for the graduating class to erect a memorial window, but '86 has decided to give its money for a fund to be used in aid of a new gymnasium. Speculation is rife whether or not the scheme will be successful. In order to raise the required amount, the alumni will have to be depended upon for the greater bulk of the money and with them rests in a great measure the successful...