Word: narrows
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...crush of vehicles at the one narrow exit of the Polo Grounds at the close of the game was something fearful. Many small accidents occurred which would have been much more serious but for the presence of detachments of mounted police...
...give up their rooms to seniors for Class Day. The members of '91 perhaps do not appreciate how firmly established is this custom at Harvard of giving seniors the use of college rooms for their day of reception. We are convinced that second thought will suffice to counteract all narrow selfish reasons for a refusal to give up their rooms. Complaints of a nature similar to these come up every year, and we can only attribute it to the lack of knowledge on the part of freshmen of the established customs. Class Day is pre-eminently and exclusively seniors...
...same length. Without the slide no amount of rowing together would equalize the stroke; the short man would have to catch later or finish later than the long man, the result of which is, of course, unsteadiness in the boat and diminution of speed; for racing craft are so narrow that the blow of the blade as it takes water and the jerk as it leaves the surface are enough to give a lurch which causes the oars on the other side to foul at some point on the recover...
...grass plots where the grass has been rudely worn down, fresh sods have been placed. The flower beds have been laid in many instances close to the corners of the college buildings, along the routes which have been used by students as "short cuts" regardless of the fact that narrow foot-paths across the turf mean death to the young grass. The pernicious practice of crossing the college yard wherever it suits one's convenience cannot be censured too severely, and it is to be hoped that the care which will be taken by the college authorities to preserve...
...comparatively narrow masses of buildings at right angles to each other, is the most favorable for obtaining abundance of light and air in all parts of the building." - N, Y, Post...