Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Harvard freshman eleven defeated the freshman team from Yale on Jarvis field Saturday by a score of 36 to 4. The day was perfect for foot-ball, the wind being light and the ground in fine condition. A large number of spectators watched the game, among whom were many ladies...
...days. As there is every reason to believe that we have not yet seen the last of winter and that this week's experience may be duplicated in the near future, I trust that my slight suggestion, or rather intimation as to its desirability, may not fall on barren ground...
...Cornell Register for 1889 has just been published. It contains a good deal of interesting matter and shows that during the last year a decided improvement has taken place in educational matters at Cornell. The courses have been materially changed and broadened so as to cover more ground; an agricultural experiment station and a weather bureau have been established. Five hundred thousand dollars have been spent upon new buildings during the last year. Of the 1174 students, 708 come from New York state; all states and territories are represented, besides a number of students from Japan, Brazil, Sandwich Islands...
...university and second elevens did not play on Jarvis yesterday on account of the bad condition of the ground. The men took a sharp run up North Avenue and practiced tackling in the gymnasium...
...papooses. Near by there was found a portion of an earthen vessel and a roll of copper. The solitary skeleton was about six feet from the group. Under the skull was a number of beads and wampum strings. The skeletons were not more than twelve or fourteen inches under ground. Nearly all were lying on the right side, with knees drawn up to the chin, and facing the east. The soil in which they lay was of a sandy character and not especially adapted to the preservation of the bodies...