Word: hills
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gradually increased until the 24 acres which now constitute the Yard were procured. In the earliest years of the College history, the town palisades to keep off the Indians ran along the western border of the present Yard, and at the corner of Harvard square was a hill on which a sentry watched continually. The College woodpile was on the site of University Hall and the field on which Sever Hall was built was a swamp and huckle-berry patch. There were several wooden buildings on the hill by the square of which Wadsworth House still remains...
...clock train today to be the guests of the Harvard Club. After a dinner at the University Club, the men will go to the Harvard Club at 9 o'clock, where supper will be served at 10. Rooms have been engaged by the club at the Murray Hill Hotel, and all the preparations for a successful reception have been made...
...with about twenty-five men participating. H. W. Foote 2Dv., was in charge of the runners. The course led down Putnam avenue, across to Longwood Bridge, by Beacon street, Harvard Bridge, and back to Cambridge by Massachusetts avenue. The break was made on Broadway at the top of Dana Hill. H. B. Clark '01, won the break, with H. S. Knowles '02, second. As this was only a practice run, no prizes were given...
...final trial of the Freshman Debating Club for the Worcester debate was held last night and resulted in the choice of the following team: C. H. Scovell, A. Black, H. P. Williams, and L.B. Hill, alternate. The contestants each spoke ten minutes on the subject, "Resolved, That the English claims in the present controversy with the South African Republic are justifiable." The judges were W. M. Chadbourne '00, E. Mayer '00 and S. B. Southworth...
...spoke last night at the first trial for the team to represent the Freshman Debating Club in the debate against the Worcester Classical High School, and the following fourteen men were retained to speak at the final trial to be held on Friday evening: Black, Fernald, Gilkey, Haber, Hill, Hammerslough, Holmes, King, Lunt, Mann, Scovell, Williams, Swarts and Vernon...