Word: holding
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...societies nor likely to prove beneficial to the University. Upon the Hasty Pudding Club the decree of the Corporation falls with great severity. They have occupied their present quarters for at least twenty-six years, and when the rooms were given them it was understood that they were to hold them permanently. Two thousand dollars were subscribed by graduates at the time, and this sum was expended on the rooms. Now, after being in possession for over a quarter of a century, the Club is told to " move on," and, with the hand-organ grinders, is banished from the precincts...
...learn from the same paper that a "Bicyle Club" is in prosperous condition at Cambridge, Eng. The club has rooms "where maps and literature connected with bicyles will be at the disposal of members," and hold regular "meets" twice a week for "runs" across country...
...well known that the Forest and Stream has offered a valuable piece of plate as a prize for an intercollegiate rifle-match. From the columns of that journal we learn that many colleges have taken hold of the subject energetically, and their rifle-clubs are looking around among their graduates for suitable men to coach them. Columbia claims Colonel Gildersleeve, and Williams will probably call on Mr. Orange Judd. The Forest and Stream also offers "to a college rifle-club, a member of which will furnish us with the best appropriate design for a vase or shield, a gold badge...
...MONSIEUR ADAM he wake up, he see une belle demoiselle aslep in ze garden. Voila de la chance! 'Bon jour, Madame Iv.' Madame Iv she wake, she hold her fan before her face. Monsieur put up his eye-glass to admire ze tableau. Zey make one promenade. Madame Iv she feel hungry; she see appel on ze arbre. Serpent se promenade sur l'arbre make one walk on ze tree. 'Mons. le Serpent,' says Iv, 'weel you not have ze bonte to peck me some appel? J'ai faim.' 'Certainement, Madame,' says ze serpent, 'charme de vous voir.' 'Hola...
MESSRS. MOODY and Sankey are to hold services with the students of Princeton College on the 27th of January, the day appointed for prayer for schools and colleges. - N. Y. Post...