Word: feet
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting of the trustees of Clark University, held recently, it was voted to begin the building of the second of the university buildings immediately. It will be over 200 feet long, three stories high, and will be used as a chemical laboratory...
...carried off the honors and was pronounced the winner of the event. Pennypacker, '88, now tried to break his record of 37 ft. 9 1-2 in, at putting the shot. He make some very good puts, only one out of the six being less than considerably over 37 feet. The best was 39 ft. 5 3-1 in. G. L. Barney, '90, and R. S. Bell, '91, alone showed up for the high jump. Barney withdrew after jumping 4 ft. 9 1-2 in.; Bell continued, winning finally at 5 ft. 2 1-2 in. C. E. Curry...
...Oliver Wendell Holmes has presented to the Medical Library, Boylston place, his very valuable and extensive collection of medical books. The library already is so filled with books that, in order to accommodate this donation, which will cover eighty lineal feet of shelf room, the librarian found it necessary to have built several additional shelves...
There were four entries for the standing high jump, which was the next event: F. B. Lund, '88, G. S. Mandell, '89, F. G. Curtis, '90, G. L. Barney, '90. Lund won the event by a jump of 4 feet 8 3-4 inches. Curtis was second...
...that more room be given to the boxers. Judging from a good deal of Saturday's sparring, the ring was too small and the crowded benches surrounding it were a source of annoyance and even great trouble to the boxers, who were continually tripping and falling over the feet of the spectators. It would be a good plan to encircle the ring with a rope, or perhaps a fence of empty benches placed with backs inward...