Word: gas
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...also for rising late; and again it is quite unable to shine through heavy clouds. This leads to the conclusion that when the moon does set early, the college should come out with its lights; and that when the moon rises late, the college should not try to save gas by waiting; and finally that when it is cloudy, the college should place no reliance at all on the moon, but light up its lamps at once. But alas! What if the clouds should break and the moon appear unexpectedly! Where would the college's reputation for lighting be? Surely...
...appears that the occupant of room No. 37 had had his chandelier broken off the evening before, and had stopped up the broken pipe with a wooden plug. To his astonishment when he woke up at quarter of eight yesterday morning, his room was filled of gas, and to ascertain whether it was genuine gas or not, he struck a match, thereby having his doubts very quickly satisfied. The result of the experiment was an explosion so heavy as to be felt all over the yard. The windows of the room were, violently blown out over the sidewalk, the door...
...weakest link in a chain must be taken as the measure of its strength, so must the safety of a hundred students be computed on the basis of the habits of the most heedless in their number. A carelessly built fire; a thoughtless oversight of an open gas jet; either cause may send the CRIMSON into black leads for a dozen ives needlessly thrown away. Nor can all the blame be laid upon a single man if the fire that must yet come pens up a half-dozen men in a blazing building. Fire escapes have been asked...
...make an immediate change for the better, it will not be many moons before the entering classes will begin to show a serious falling off in numbers. College life has too many dangers now, in the eyes of parents and guardians, without the added fear of annihilation by gas and gunpowder...
Last night at 5 minutes before seven several boarders at Memorial were surprised to find that the gas had suddenly been turned off by the functionary in charge, and that they must leave the hall...