Word: lay
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...subjects of Professor Copeland's first three readings to be given in the Union, have been announced as follows: next Wednesday, "Scenes from Shakespeare and a Modern Short Story"; February 7, "Dicken's Centenary: A Brief Address and Reading from the Novels"; February 14, "A Lay Sermon on Studies versus 'Interests and Activities...
...adapting themselves more quickly than most races to the habits and customs of the community in which they live, and of absorbing rapidly the ideas of christian civilization. In language, taste for food, matters of dress, and religion, the negro is like the white American, and is willing to lay down his life for his country and its institutions...
Potter was out and in good condition, practicing punts and onside kicks to get back his old form in this department of the game. Wendell took his place at right halfback after a lay-off of two days; and Huntington remained at fullback. There were no changes in the rest of the line...
Exhortations in formal vein having proved themselves formerly in vain, the CRIMSON casts aside its arterial robe and dons for the moment Lampy's purple and yellow gymnasium suit. Its purpose is to lay bare the shocking nakedness of Ellis and other equally deserving islands to the eyes of the University. Gentlemen! their chattering teeth exposed to the furious tempests, their blue-black lips crackling and rustling in a vain attempt to produce the sadly sweet notes of "Aw, wert thou in the cauld, cauld-slaw" these shivering inhabitants of a deserted island beg you on their unbendable and likewise...
After the game we felt nearly as confident as we heard that Brown felt before it. Saturday it was our turn to see the opponents' hopes dashed to the ground. Perhaps their weakness lay in the fact that their entire team was built up around one man, and when he was checked his team was dead. Perhaps our brilliancy was due to the very success that came our way. In the past it has been when we have had bad luck or temporary set backs that the bottom has dropped out of our team. Now particularly, is the time...