Word: formely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale freshmen are endeavoring to form a lacrosse twelve to meet our freshman team...
...wonder to us that Sanders Theatre has never been utilized for this purpose before. The stage will easily accommodate three tables, and, instead of forcing strangers into dimly-lighted galleries, exhibition eating might be given them. Friendly eating matches also might be improvised between the tables and would form a source of no little interest and pleasure to both spectator and participant...
...certainly an agreeable surprise for a man to be able to recognize his own name, either in the quinquennial catalogue or in the commencement program, which is open to the same objections in its present form as the catalogue. In addition to the names, there are the strange abbreviations which are intended to make known to the world the honors which have been received by each man, but which, in a great many cases, fail to accomplish their object...
...first half-mile the seniors were leading, followed by '85, who had crossed over and taken '86's water, then '87 and '86. After this the juniors commenced to pull away from the '86 boat at every stroke. '86 was not rowing in her usual good form, but was slashing considerable. The freshmen, meanwhile, were steering a perfectly straight course for the boat-house and made no attempt to get under the shelter of the wall. At the end of the mile, when the race was half over, '84 had gained a commanding lead, while '87 had crept ahead...
...seniors may take pride in having won a fair and square race. They rowed in beautiful form throughout. The juniors pulled a good race, also, but not within three minutes as fast as the best time pull they have made. They rowed strongly and well together, but were seemingly unable to keep up with the seniors with their boat half full of water. The freshman surprised everyone by the way in which they pulled. They are really a remarkably good freshman crew, and show the result of last winter's hard work and their faithful practice on the water...