Word: flag
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Corporation vetoes a vote of the Directors, the students bow to their decision, however much they may regret it. The Corporation is the proper authority to veto the action of the Directors. But when a private individual undertakes to smuggle himself into the Dining Hall under an official flag, for the purpose of interfering with the orders of the Directors, he is deservedly rebuked. It is only to be regretted that he escaped so easily, for had he been arrested, as any other intruder would have been under such circumstances, he would have received a lesson that would have cured...
...must be friends, you know," continued the stranger. "I am your best friend - in disguise; and you are to come with me and see Alice. I am her friend, too. And the sun is down, and there is a great flag hung across the sky . . . Do you see that long keen sword over there? That is mine - and yours...
...lady's but a sample card I had picked up at the stationer's. My chagrin was great, but it could not be compared to the dread I have had since then, for passing the house next day I noticed hanging from one of the windows a little red flag, denoting that some one in the house was sick with a contagious disease. I went home and burned all the clothes I wore on the day of my call. This happened a month ago, and I am all right up to the present date. It was a narrow escape, though...
...class of readers far more careless than students. Moreover, the electric light has been introduced with success in many public buildings. Could it be done here, the difficulty would be solved. It is, therefore, to be hoped that the same spirit which so unexpectedly gave us plank, brick, and flag walks, and the use of the Library on Sunday, will also soon open the Library in the evening...
...dream my high dreams when the flag...