Word: felting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting in Boston the other day in the interests of Roanoke College, Virginia, President Eliot of Harvard spoke in its behalf, saying: "That he was sure all present felt deeply touched by the story of the devotion and self-denial of the noble men who are bravely struggling to build up Roanoke College, doing what is to them a sacred work. For some years past he had learned of this heroic and self-sacrificing endeavor and the more he knew of the work and its representatives the more he esteemed both, and such would be the case with...
...from the benches. The ball was punted out but was caught too far from the poles and Keith missed the goal. In the second three-quarters Harvard played magnificently, Kendall, Cabot and Ayers doing splendid tackling, while Wesselhoeft gained ground every time he touched the ball. The Princeton men felt the strain and devoted themselves entirely to the defense. Captain Peace undertook the "block game," so characteristic of Princeton, and with wonderful coolness and tact held the ball nearly thirty minutes, touching back repeatedly, to the lively disgust of the spectators. His game was a strong one, however, and nothing...
...determined to make the change. It is to be hoped that by this concession all further complaints as to the quality of the board and service will be obviated. Since the Advocate's attacks upon the hall the number of boarders has so largely increased that the management have felt warranted in undertaking the financial outlay involved in this innovation...
...Saturday and Sunday the Y. M. C. A. convention of the colleges of New Jersey met here. Delegates were also sent by Yale and Lafayette. Considerable interest in the meeting seemed to be felt in a portion of the college. Dr. McCloud of Brooklyn preached a very powerful sermon in the chapel on Sabbath morning...
Athletics are more prosperous than usual. After due consideration, an extra hour daily has been granted by the faculty to the students for the purpose of exercising. This unexpected manifestation of the interest felt by the faculty in our sports is so appreciated by the students that a strict conformity to all the college laws regulating athletic sports is adhered to, and immediately upon the stroke of the three o'clock bell all games upon the campus cease, and five minutes later not a player of any kind can be seen...