Word: old
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...walks old Massachusetts Hall...
...federation of individuals for the purpose of extracting from some particular sport a greater amount of enjoyment than could be otherwise obtained is a practical example of the old adage, "Union is strength." Without such federations many of our pastimes would languish instead of being, as they now are, in the vigor of strength; and in some cases they would not even languish, but would inevitably cease to exist...
...denizens of Old Little's were roused from their grinding on Tuesday last by a false alarm of fire. White smoke was seen issuing from a chimney, which, it was afterwards discovered, was caused by the burning of chemicals in the apothecary's shop below...
...second part of the book is entitled "A Walk through Cambridge." A description is given of all the old houses in Cambridge, as well as of the objects that would interest the student or visitor. This part of the book is illustrated by seventeen wood-cuts of the most noted houses and churches in the city...
...graduates in pleasant reunions, but they also furnish future Harvard men with a means of forming agreeable acquaintances and profitable connections in cities where otherwise they would be entire strangers. The bond between men of the same college is a lasting one, which grows stronger as years go by. Old graduates are interested in the younger men, and all alike watch over the welfare of their Alma Mater...