Word: moving
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...passed only too quickly. Among the songs Mr. Harrison's "Major Gilfeather" took and was encored over and again. The club owes its thanks to Mr. Mason for his kindness in acting as toastmaster. Finally after the songs and speeches were done and everybody was hoarse from cheering, a move was made into the big ball of the hotel. This, together with the dining room and pool tables had been kept by the kindness of Mr. Russell, for the exclusive use of the club. Dancing and singing was kept up till after ten, when the order was given to mount...
...lighted and kept open in the evenings. Indeed we should strongly urge that at least the experiment of an evening reading-room be tried by the directors until it is definitely decided whether the college will grant sufficient aid to permanently support the undertaking or not. Such a move would undoubtedly add very largely to the popularity of the reading-room, and men would find in it a pleasant place to spend an idle evening in conversation or in the perusal of the latest newspapers and magazines...
When we consider similar action on the part of the Yale freshmen in 1876 and 1877, and on the part of the University nine last year, we must confess that this move of Yale '86 seems in perfect accordance with Yale's past reputation. The only thing left for Yale to do is to announce the game in next year's Banner as forfeited to Yale by a score of 9 to 0, as has been done in similar cases. Let us hope, however, that Yale will consent to some arrangement by which the decisive game of the series...
...clock the procession was ready to move. It was headed by a band which played triumphal martial music, after which the lectors, bearing their flaring torches, marched in a double row. Then Legendre, represented by a wooden skeleton, attired only in a red flannel shirt, was ignominiously hauled to his doom in a brick cart, in which rode his executioners. After him marched the triumphant sophomores in a band fifty strong, bearing torches and Roman candles, and thus making their pathway glorious. After the conquerors marched the invited guests from the other classes of Columbia, presenting an imposing appearance...
...President is making arrangements to take up his residence at the Soldiers' Home for the summer, and will move there soon after his return from New York...