Word: gave
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Columbia chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity gave a ball in the Metropolitan Opera House last evening...
...Lampoon, were afterwards published in bookform, and some illustrated plays by Robert Grant also, which since have appeared as books, were first enjoyed by the readers of this paper. The work of these men, together with that of Mr. Wendell, our present instructor in English, and others, gave the Lampoon the distinctive character it had. The paper was improving greatly in Attwood's time in respect to the work of its artist. The outline work of Briggs, and later the "double pages" of Purdon, showed vast improvement over the work of the early artists. The work of Mr. Stewart...
...cheer went up from every voice, the manly basses of the upper-classmen being occasionally interspersed with the timid squeak of the freshmen. People stared and glared and wondered what it all meant, but when informed by the ubiquitous mucked that "Dem was de Hairvards" their wonder and astonishment gave way to admiration. Stories, jokes and songs beguiled the time, until finally the train, puffing and blowing with pride in its precious freight, drew up at the pier. One wild rush, a cheer or two, and lo! the noble three hundred were transferred to the palatial steamer "Pilgrim." The "wise...
...What a deal of pleasure the students of that day must have lost, deprived as they were of unlimited "smokes." The origin of class day can be traced back to the fondness of those early students for plum cake. Very soon in the history of the college, the students gave the authorities much trouble at commencement time. "A peculiarity of the festivities at that time was the fondness of the young men for plum cake, and from this apparently originated the 'spreads' of future years." The authorities disapproved of this and passed a law that the students be not allowed...
...Crane gained forty yards by a kick, but the ball went outside and Yale got it. Bride kicked and Cumnock got the ball. Then Weld punted over and Yale made a fair catch. Harvard got the ball and good rushes were made by Clark and Goldthwaite, but a foul gave it to Yale. Harvey, Yale's halfback, fumbled, and Goldthwaite dropped on the ball. For five minutes Harvard had the ball at Yale's ten-yard line, but failed to score, and finally lost it on four downs. The backs exchanged long kicks, and Horn, getting the field on Clark...