Word: misses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...custom given up. It has many years past been the habit of the freshman chemistory sections to applaud Professor Cook. The act has been one of friendly feeling on the part of the class toward an instructor whom we all respect, and we feel sure that the gentleman would miss the greeting with which he has been met at the beginning of his lecture for so many years...
...distinctly as W. Renshaw is at the head of the men, so is Miss Maud Watson the premier lady player. Indeed, if anything, she is even a greater champion than the gentleman named, for she has never been defeated, and this, too, despite the fact that, unlike him, she does not hold her championship and play but one match a year, for, with commendable pluck and good nature, she allows all a chance of lowering her colors. She has competed in four open competitions this year, having met and defeated all the best players, among whom we may mention...
...have never won prizes offered by the club. A bronze medal will be awarded to the man making the highest score in each match. Conditions in both matches ; 7 clay birds, thrown at 5 angles, 16 yards rise. Ties will be shot off at straight-aways, 18 yards, miss and out. Cars for the range leave the quare at 2 P. M., sharp. The price of clay birds is 3 cents, glass balls, 2 cents. After the matches as many practice scores will be shot as the time allows. New men man join the club by applying to the secretary...
Would it, then, not be proper for the faculty to make election day a recess, that the men who are obliged to make long journeys in order to cast their votes may do so without being obliged to miss a part of their college duties? The faculty at Yale have taken this step, and have decided to release the students from the requirements of college for that day. Let it be hoped that our own authorities may see fit to follow so good an example...
...first A. M. degree ever taken by a lady in England has recently been conferred by the University of London upon Miss Mary C. Dawes...