Word: keg
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Class at law-defying speed to Rowe's Wharf, where it will board the "Lusitania," nee "King Philip," Fighting Bob, our captain, will then weigh anchor (500 pounds or thereabouts) and, assisted by his enthusiastic sky-pilots, will steer into mid-stream. Fairly bound for Nantasket Point, the keg-tappers start their work. On arriving at the Point, baseball games, track meets and swimming races will occupy the time until the tempting odor of a barbecue announces the serving of a collation by Oscar, of the Waldorf. Singing by class talent will beguile the post-prandial half-hour. At about...
...Lampy's force had several events pinched. However, in the standing broad grin, a Lampoon editor cracked a smile and lost the contest. The flying hyphen was nearly won by Miss Prints '10, of the Radcliffe Ruffian, who out of courtesy, was invited to enter. The officials won the keg-emptying contest in a walk and a short walk at that. Great credit is due the business management of the CRIMSON for supplying the daily's representatives with Frog's Verifine Hops before the hurdle holocaust. The pole-vault was omitted because an Advocate editor lost...
...band, some beer and a boat. Gliding over the calm waters of the bay, the class was accorded a full salute by the United States warships in the harbor. This courtesy was acknowledged by a hearty cheer, expressive of the good feeling existing between the men behind the keg and those behind the guns...
...line-up of the Lampoons will be: Ybarra, pitcher; Muir, keg-keeper; Sturgis, back-stop; Collings, assistant back-stop; Greenfield, outfield; Green, farther outfield; Peck, catcher (?): Welldon, short-stopped; May, but probably...
...following books are missing from the Library of the Union and should be returned immediately: "Fables in Slang," "Encyclopaedia of Etiquette," "Tom Brown's School Days," "Tom Brown at Oxford," "The Mystery of the Woods," "The Story That the Keg Told Me," "Crown of Wild Olive," "Queen of the Air," "Wages and Capital," "English Poets...