Word: lot
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There should be no great difficulty in substituting an assignment of seats in the larger courses by lot for the present alphabetical system. It is surely not imposing too much on the hitherto favored A and B to make them for once take equal chances with their less fortunate classmates...
Special efforts had been made by the upper classes to assure the revival of this custom, enthusiasm for which had been allowed to wane during the last year or so, and, by the aid of an energetic brass band every one was led to the Hopkins Grammar School Lot where the sophomore class tested the newcomers. After the confusion of first meetings it was found that five of the men who had hoped to return had passed away, and the classes were called together to adopt suitable resolutions on the death of their comrades; '96 on G. Z. Gray...
...will then be assigned by lot to sections as nearly as possible of six each. Each man will thus have five competitors in this the first round. The first two players in each section will go up into the second round. The games of the first round must be finished by a date as yet undetermined but at least within a period of ten days...
...university shall appear. But, of hardly slighter importance, is the prospect of the immediate years to follow. That the cup should come to stay for all time might be the outcome of these two years, '95 and '96, if our best players would work their hardest. And, too, our lot with the city clubs, the Boston Chess Club, the Boston Press Club, and any other that may be found, is not to be disregarded. It is not only the very strongest players that are of value against the city clubs: anyone that plays a fair game (and these cannot...
...university. The interclass baseball series were played last week and resulted in a tie between the juniors and seniors, each of these classes having won two games and lost one, but as the seniors defeated the juniors during the games, they will probably claim the college championship. Quite a lot of new material which may develop into something promising next spring was brought out in these games...