Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...those early days there was no Hemenway gymnasium, and few of the present dormitories existed. Holworthy was the much-desired residence of all. The students' rooms were meagrely furnished with all that was cast off at home. Freshmen were looked upon as "the scum of the earth." When Judge Grant entered in 1869 he received a letter informing him that if he "treated" the upper-classmen, he would not be molested. On Bloody Monday the freshmen and sophomores had assembled for the regular "rush" in the gymnasium, and hostilities were about to begin, when one of the professors appeared...
...entries for the Interclass Games, to be held Monday, April 13, are slightly larger than they were last year. A list is given below. Trial heats will be run today at 4.30 by the freshmen who have entered for the sprints in order to select four of their number to represent the class in those events...
...principal disputants were: Affirmative, H. G. Gray '97 and G. Gleason '97; negative, A. W. Blakemore '98 and H. F. Knight '96. At the business meeting it was voted to hold two open competitive debates in the near future, one for all members of the University, the other for freshmen...
This is the last competition open to the entire University that will be held this year. In May the Union will hold a special competition open only to freshmen...
...freshmen are cordially invited...