Word: lowers
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Juniors intend to give spreads in their rooms next Class Day. There is no question but that every man has the right to retain the use of his room on Class Day, and give a spread, too, for that matter; but it has always been customary for the lower classmen to do all in their power to oblige Seniors on that day and to make it a pleasant one for them. Class Day, by its name, would seem to point out the impropriety, to say the least, of an entertainment of any kind not conducted by a Senior...
...ought not to expect to have more than one Class Day, and for a member of one of the lower classes to give a spread on that day, especially if it interferes in any way with a Senior's arrangements, would seem to be an infringement on the peculiar rights which the graduating class has by the courtesy of the other classes and of the College authorities. This courtesy has been so universal, that an exception appears very marked...
...then carefully taken up, wrong end foremost, was again taken down, turned around, and finally the engine was successful in getting a stream of water on the fire, - about eleven minutes after the alarm sounded. At the same time a stream outside the building, after thoroughly wetting the lower stories and the bricks of the walls in its futile efforts, succeeded in reaching the roof...
...occupants of the rooms in the lower stories, as the water poured down from above, began to be concerned for the welfare of their household gods. They were assisted in removing their Penates from a watery grave by many willing hands, and in an hour everything was taken from the building, except the furniture in the rooms of the Pi Eta Society, where the fire was raging...
...condition of the College Telegraph Company is extremely good, as under the present efficient management all the lines have been thoroughly insulated, the batteries newly fitted up, and everything put in perfect working order. The Company desires that its number of members be recruited from the lower classes, in order to perpetuate its existence, and it is to be hoped, now that the nature of the society is understood, that students who are at all interested in this matter will enroll their names immediately...