Word: health
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whom are chosen during the junior year of a class, the rest being chosen the following year. The origin of the name is as follows: In the year 1795, while the students were living together in commons, a member of the class of 1797, who was suffering from ill-health, hired an old lady living near by to cook him regularly some hasty pudding, thinking that this diet would be beneficial to him. As he seemed to thrive under this treatment, a number of his classmates tried the same experiment. The result was that the dish grew in popularity...
...most beneficial of out-door sports, and many men who cannot spare the time to go as far as Fresh Pond, only to find that there is little or no clear ice, under the new regime would spend much more time out of doors, whereby the general health of the college would be greatly improved...
...Some action ought to be taken by the college authorities in regard to the sanitary condition of the basement of Weld, particularly the basement of the south entry. For some time the halls havebeen infested with a foul odor which not only is disagreeable but also threatens the good health of all of us who room there. The cause of this nuisance is undoubtedley the poor condition of the drainage, and if it is not immediately repaired, diptheria and the other diseases which are prevalent at this season of the year will find this south entry a most convenient place...
...responsibility that rests with the superintendent of buildings will be duly appreciated when one considers how much havoc carelessness on his part may produce in the health of a large part of the college community...
...ladies of the W. C. T. U. learning that another class drank the health of their society in a saloon on reading the letter of congratulation to the sophomores. felt complimented, but would have preferred to have had the healths drank in cold water. - Cornell...