Word: facings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present purpose magistrate of the State been re-elected to his position, the result would have been looked upon by many people as a direct slap in the face of our university. Gov. Butler's hatred for Harvard and his desire to injure her was apparent throughout his whole canvass and formed a part of the issues of that canvass. This being the case his defeat cannot but be looked upon with favor by all sympathizers with Harvard, however much they may have desired his re-election on other grounds. As to the desirability of his election on general principles...
...Stevens eleven played a game of foot-ball with the Lafayette eleven Saturday, beating them by a score of 14 to 4. The Lafayette men forced the Stevens team well down during the first hour and, aided by the sun and wind, which were directly in the face of the visitors, succeeded in securing two touchdowns, from which no goals were obtained. Campbell, of Lafayette particularly distinguished himself this part of the game by good general play. During the second hour the visitors collected themselves, and in a few minutes forced Lafayette to make a safety. A moment later Torrence...
...extend as far out as the pile, but was mortised into the tranverse beam extending along the front of the platform which supported the lower platform and the pillar running up the upper platform. This pillar, however, patched as it was, did not rest entirely on the transverse or facing beam, but partially on the sleeper running back into the boat house. The weight of the upper balcony crushed the face beam and this left all the weight to be supported on the sleeper above mentioned, which as we have said was supported on a brace running up from...
...respecting admission to the freshman class" at the desk of the library, which is at the right as one enters, Mr. - will be assigned a page in the library book. This done he is prepared to take out a book, and upon turning round he will find himself face to face with a row of drawers, which are lettered alphabetically, according to authors. These drawers contain cards on most of which are written the title of a book, the author and the number; the others are reference cards. Having found the right card, the applicant writes...
Virgil is represented as a young man, beautiful, poetic and graceful in pose and face. He stands, his hand upon his hip, turned half away, his head slightly thrown backward. The artist has made the Latin poet to look behind him toward the great singer of Greece, as if asking for sympathy from the shadows of the past: a poetic conceit, but one which has been sadly thwarted by those in charge of placing the windows. According to Mr. Lafarge's design, the figures should turn slightly toward each other, the younger poet as if appealing to his great predecessor...