Word: facings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...face New Haven...
...could be seated. Every house was decorated with bunting and evergreen, and from every house-top floated the twin yellow and red of the Duchy of Baden. From all points of the compass long railroad trains came pouring in; all the hotels were filled; the streets were thronged; every face was aglow with enthusiasm...
...fair-sized audience gathered in Sever 11 last evening to hear Prof. William James' lecture on the Effects of Alcohol. "Alcohol," said the lecturer, "has the effect of stimulating the pulsation and dilating the superficial blood-vessels in all parts of the body and of the face. The latter is peculiarly noticeable in confirmed drunkards. The effects of this dilation is perspiration followed, if exposed to cold, by rapid cooling, if to heat, by rapid heating. Alcohol thus makes a man feel warm, but in reality, cools him. There is no stimulating effect on the nerves by alcohol...
...sides of the area, tables were placed on an elevated platform, for the President and Vice-Presidents of the day, and the eldest and most distinguished of the Alumni and their invited guests, to the number of one hundred. By this arrangement, every individual seated in the amphitheatre would face the table at which the president of the day and the principal guests were seated. Behind the chair was an arch covered with white drapery, richly decorated with evergreens and flowers, on which was inscribed "SEPTEMBER 8, 1836," and between the supporting columns were placed the arms of the University...
...Boat Club debt is paid! Moreover, there is a surplus in the bank. Too much praise cannot be given to the Treasurer for the energy, efficiency and faithfulness displayed in the performance of his duties. His persistence in the face of most discouraging circumstances has now put the H. U. B. C. for the first time for many years on a firm financial basis. The college has him to thank for lifting a very disagreeable burden of responsibility from its shoulders...