Word: local
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...association by prominent women, and in many fields great activity and usefulness has been displayed. Connected with the association are clubs, for the study of political science, and of sanitary science. Under a direction of a committee of specialists, several members are engaged in the study of local history in different sections of the country. One advantage enjoyed by the members is the opportunity offered at the meetings, of coming in friendly contact with graduates of other colleges and thereby of broadening and liberalizing their own ideas, - a benefit which would be of great service to many of our narrow...
While the average college man was well aware of the local commotion due from the College House explosion, the earthquake from the somewhat greater, though no more historic explosion at Hell Gate recently, was also perceptible at Cambridge...
...fact, however, that the disturbance following the "Flood Rock" explosion made itself felt through the delicate apparatus at the observatory, and was carefully observed by Prof. Rogers and his assistants. As our local experiments in explosiology are supposed to have brought into prominence this branch of science, a description of the apparatus used by Prof. Rogers, seems of interest. A cup of Mercury is placed either directly upon the earth or upon a stone shaft which rests on bed rock. Upon the surface of the Mercury is thrown the image of illuminated pin holes in a metal card...
...Brown also. Such a league would give us plenty of games, and furnish a fair and exciting contest. The colleges would be very evenly matched, and each would be incited to do its best. Let us have this plan discussed, and see if we cannot play something better than local or professional teams next year...
...interest themselves in the sport. The freshman class contains much good material for athletic work, and needs only the proper encouragement to produce an eleven which will not be surpassed by the teams of former years. The preparatory schools this year have sent up several men of high local reputation who won their honors in contests against men now their classmates. The success exhibited in former years in the proper combination of players thus related, may well serve as an example for the profit of the present freshman class. The captain of the team has long been well known...