Word: landmarks
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...were in the college yard on a balmy night in June. When the glee club had exhausted its repertoire as well as its voices, a movement was made for the stern deck, where "John, the orange-man" held forth in all his glory. This enthusiastic and patriotic landmark had bought a ticket and was on his way to New York to cheer for Harvard, and act as a mascot to the team. He now, after a little mild persuasion, consented to give some vocal selections in his native tongue. "Eringo-bragh" and a song in which every other line terminated...
...Cambridge Arsenal, for so many years a familiar landmark on the corner of Garden and Chauncey streets, is being torn down. It was a state institution, and although not built until shortly after the war of 1812, it still had several revolutionary memories clinging about it. Not very many years ago the remains of an old colonial redoubt were still to be seen in its vicinity, and soon after it was built a great number of revolutionary muskets and cannon were stood there. After the war of the rebellion these old arms were sold at wholesale to private parties...
...building of Austin Hall was unquestionably the most prominent improvement in all the alterations on Holmes. No building was as much needed as the new Law School, and in architectural excellence no other college building can compare with it. Thus, in bidding farewell to an old and famous landmark, we had at the same time to say welcome to a valuable, really architectural, and most useful, addition to the college buildings...
...take in the view. Look down into the valley of the Mystic, look beyond toward the Middlesex Fells, look back to old Cambridge and see the lofty tower of Memorial Hall looming above everything else. When it is once seen, we feel at home. What a grand old landmark it is! There are few places in the neighborhood of Cambridge from which it is not visible. Now let us enter the grounds of the famous Tufts, a college which rumor says has only a couple dozen on so of students, which however supports a nine, eleven, and I know...
...returning upper-class men the changes apparent are certainly not great and they find the appearance of things much as it was when they left town in June. The first noticeable difference is that made by the removal of the old Holmes house, so long a familiar landmark to every college man. Its disappearance is both a loss and a gain, so that the old adage : "It is an ill wind" etc., holds true. The antiquaries much deplore the breaking up of the ancient dwelling with its many historic associations, and even the thoughtless student as he passes the site...