Word: highly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Banjo club maintained its usual high standard and gave its three selections in excellent taste. The club was obliged to respond to encore at each selection. The introduction of the Guitar club at the concert was the innovation of the evening. The club acked somewhat in confidence but with a little more experience it is sure to fill its place. The work of the Glee club was not so satisfactory as usual. The club showed a decided lack of rehearsing. There was dancing in Memorial after the concert...
...Cutler's school, competed in five events, breaking four interscholastic records, and thereby practically winning the cup for his school. He first won the half-mile in 2 minutes, 5 1-5 seconds, then the 120 yards hurdle race (hurdles 3 feet) in 16 2-5 seconds, next the high jump, 5 feet, 8 1-2 inches; and lastly the quarter-mile run in 54 1-5 seconds. He also won the second prize in putting the shot. The credit of this performance can best be estimated by recalling the fact that there is at present no athlete...
...number of active musical clubs is increased to four by the organization of the Guitar and Mandolin club which will afford a new and very pleasant form of music. As to the older organizations it need only be said that they will endeavor to keep up to the high standard of former years. The sale of seats has been very large and everything points to a successful concert...
...which leaves $100,000 for the building. More than this will, however, be probably spent, as the building, as designed, will cost about $150,000, but it is thought the deficiency can be made up by next fall. The building will be three stories in height, with a high studded basement. Particular attention is to be paid to the sanitary arrangement, the idea being to have the building the most perfect of its kind in America. The outside will probably be stone, though unless sufficient money is raised, the committee will have to content themselves with brick...
...high respect and regard in which his class held him, has made them feel more deeply the break caused in their numbers by his death-the first which has occurred in the class since graduation...