Word: parts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...found that there are now over 3,000,000 scholars for both sexes in the schools for Italy. This is the ninth part of the whole population of the kingdom...
...sheer folly to wait for disaster to come and then trust to luck to extricate ourselves from the danger, when by a little exertion on our part we can make ourselves comparatively secure. Afire once started in any of the older buildings would increase with frightful rapidity, and it would be only by the most prompt and well-directed effort that loss of life could be averted. It seems as if the Athletic Association might take the initiative, and organize companies for practice with the apparatus, for some one must be first in a movement like this, and an organization...
...university town, Boston is more and more becoming a commercial metropolis and center of business. The local business of Cambridge has of late years indeed been of very slight account. Even retail tradesmen, in the vicinity of the college at least, have been few in number. A great part of the custom of students as well as of citizens has been transferred to Boston. Only recently a tradesmen occupying a store under one of the college buildings has failed and gone out of business from lack of custom. Another such store has for six months remained without a tenant. These...
...interesting piece of work has been begun at the botanic garden. A field of about three fourths of an acre, in extent, situated just north of Dr. Gray's house not heretofore brought into cultivation as a part of the garden is being transformed into a miniature country of mountain, marsh, and plain, wherein, with the coming of spring, will be represented by growing plants the flora of northeastern America. Little effort will be made to imitate the beauties of nature in waterfalls, grottoes, etc, for such efforts are held to meet with little appreciation in this country
...cage has been repainted and put in repair, and today the candidates for the nine go into training. The faculty has not yet decided in regard to professionals, and will be unable to give any answer until after the final meeting, which is to be held in the latter part of January. Coolidge wills probably not play ball this year, and if he does will not begin work until later in the year. The following men are the candidates: -LeMoyne, '84, (capt.) Baker, '85, Lovering, '84, Hamlin, '84, Keep, '84, Crocker, 85, Beaman, '85, Winslow, '85, Watson, '85, Nichols...