Word: paper
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that the oldest representative of Harvard journalism is not meeting the support from the students which it richly deserves. Than the number of its readers has decreased, we do not believe, for such a state of things could hardly be consistent with the improvement in the contents of the paper which this year has shown. For many men, it is to be feared, have fallen into the habit of dropping in on some friend who takes the Advocate, and indulging in its good things with the proverbial gusto which always accompanies stolen fruit. Seriously, it would be a disgrace that...
...electrical paper reports a new device for aiding base ball umpires in their arduous duties, An underground wire forms a circuit with all the bases. When the base runner touches the plate, an electric bell rings in a small tower near the umpire's position. It is to be hoped that this device will be fully tested this season, and, if found useful, adopted all over the country. It will be a grand thing if, in course of time, an umpire can have all his duties performed by electricity; and if the inventor of this noble plan could only find...
...with some surprise that we read an item in a Columbia paper, stating that the '87 crew of that college has not as yet been presented with the stand of colors won in the freshman race from our own '87 crew, last spring. To be sure, we cannot deprive Columbia of the freshman championship which she won so fairly at New London, but Columbia naturally desires to have in her possession the trophy which is to commemorate her triumph. We would call the attention of the proper authorities to this failure to fulfil the obligations of the '87 crew...
...Examination paper in Greek 5, yesterday, though somewhat long, was eminently fair in its questions. Members of the section were allowed to substitute the marks obtained in the hour examinations of the past half year for certain portions of the paper...
...CRIMSON an indispensable part of college life. "We would therefore," in the words of Addison, "recommend these our productions to all well disposed students that set apart a half hour in every morning for tea, bread and butter, and would heartily advise them for their good, to order the paper to be punctually served up, and to be looked upon as part of the tea equipage." Those who have not subscribed can do so at the Co-operative rooms for the remaining half year at half price...