Word: ground
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Class-Day Committee would ask that all students rooming on the quadrangle, who occupy ground-floor rooms which do not face on the Yard, be particularly careful to lock their windows on Class-Day evening. This precaution is absolutely necessary, both for protection of students' property, and for rendering the roping in of the Yard effectual...
THERE has been some dissatisfaction expressed with the boat-club system on the ground that very often all the boats of one club are in use, while many of the boats of the others are on the rests, so that men are obliged to go away without a row, though there are several boats in the house. Some persons are therefore in favor of having only one large club for the whole College, for they prefer an arrangement which will give each man the best opportunities for rowing to one which will train oarsmen at the expense of other members...
...neighborhood, and the matter was brought before the Trustees of the village. The Trustees passed a vote to the effect that "it should be unlawful for any person or persons to play ball anywhere within the corporate limits of said village (Ithaca), except on the new fair ground or some lot not adjacent to residences or public streets." The "new fair ground" is said to be in a most wretched condition, so damp that it is impossible to play on it but for a few weeks during the College year, and more than two miles distant from the University. Unoccupied...
...with a cynical smile refused an encore, and retired from the ring, rolling the Tub before him. A jocose argument between Cebes and Socrates followed in regard to the probability of possibility, in which Cebes was thoroughly discomfited, for Socrates convicted him of reasoning in a circle, on the ground that he was arguing in a ring...
...towards the striker, and dropping when near the base. Geer played well on second. Duff did the heavy batting and seemed at home on third. During the game Hooper struck hard for centre field, where it was dropped by McKelney, but very neatly caught by Tipper before reaching the ground. The score will give all further particulars...