Word: formely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...happens to be a manager of, or connected in some such way with, a 'varsity team, it is considered perfectly proper for him to appear in the regulation 'varsity blazer, while for his classmate who has not been so fortunate, it is termed "bad form" to do the same. Thus by a petty, illogical and totally inconsistent custom, undergraduates are practically compelled to wear blazers striped with their class colors. In the country during the summer months a man who wears his class color of yellow and black is invariably taken for a Princeton man, and quite naturally too; while...
...Henry Irving Shakspere has just been published. It contains the second and third parts of "Henry VI," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Richard II." The special feature of this volume is the condensation of "Henry VI" made by Charles Kemble and printed form his M. S., now in Henry Irving's possession. It will soon be for sale at the Co-opeative...
...Perry; 4, Dustan; 3, Hight; 2, Keyes; bow, Smith. The '90 crew are rowing in the following order:- Stroke, Herrick; 7, Hutchinson; 6, Hartridge; 5, Sanford; 4, Sturgis; 3, Tyson; 2, Crowinshield; bow, Crehore. The crews, with the exception of the freshmen, are beginning to get into good form and keep time together. The crews seems to be pretty evenly matched, and there is every reason to expect a close and exciting finish at the class races next...
...comparative weakness, has been almost wholly superseded by iron and steel. Steel is better than iron because equal strength can be gained with less weight and bulk and greater durability. It seems probable that steel will be the best material for building bridges in the future. The simplest form of a bridge is a beam supported at the ends. This form is suitable only for very short spans, for the load is transverse and the beam tends to break in the middle of its own weight. Strength is obtained by bracing together two or more systems of trusses. These trusses...
...Cambridge and the Oxford University eights row daily on the Thames in practice for the annual race, which will come off March 24th. All conjectures as to the winners have been based upon the form shown up in the practice work, and according to the latest tidings Cambridge is the favorite with the betting men at 2 to 1 against. The make-up of the crews, according to the latest advices, is as follows...