Word: neighborhood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...interesting to note the relative standing of the Princetonian with its two leading contemporaries, the Harvard Crimson and the Yale News. Leaving out all "Notices" and our Bulletin Elm from the three papers, the News, which has annually about 176 issues, gives to its readers in the neighborhood of 1144 feet of reading matter, the Crimson with 212 issues has 1166 feet of matter, and the Princetonian with 100 issues has 920 feet. The Harvard Crimson, the Yale News, and the Princetonian print in the order named more matter in the course of the year than any other college paper...
...having a good time rather than as a serious and important duty, when their further services were declared to be unnecessary. Later on many regular troops were equipped here with arms and ammunition, and in 1864, at the time when the "Merrimac" was creating such havoc in the neighborhood of Norfolk, Governor Andrew had an addition put on the northern side, and also erected the little building which stood just to the east of the addition. This he had fitted up as a workshop for the manufacture of muskets. As a state enterprise, however, this was not a success...
...dormitories. Students, therefore, who do not live at home, board chiefly in private families. It being the case that no provision is made for students from a distance, few such come, and the great majority of undergraduates is composed of those who live in Philadelphia and its neighborhood, and who come and to every day between the University and home. Some years ago the trustees had a large legacy offered them if they would build dormitories. After consideration, they declined it, as it would involve a change in their whole policy. The aim of this policy is to train boys...
...bursted pipe on the Square has caused all running water in that neighborhood to be very muddy...
...These consist of beer drinking, smoking, and singing; but the singing may better be called howling, and for those living opposite, the midnight hours are made more hideous than by cat-concerts. The greater part of the night is spent in this way, they getting to bed in the neighborhood of three of four o'clock in the morning. This is, of course, not a regular occurence, but happens about twice a week...