Word: plank
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...forms" consist of a plank, placed horizontally, with the hard side up, to sit upon, with another plank higher up to serve as a writing desk. Upon a victim attempting to assume an upright position, this latter plank comes into play upon the small of the back, after the manner of one of the ingenious devices of the Inquisition. These forms are shellackd, stained, or painted black, according to the taste of the architect, and numbered so as to contain twice their natural complement of occupants. The chairs, fastened together as in the larger lecture rooms, offer no special peculiarities...
...only cry to the Lares of our grandmother as we cross the seething flood. It is rumored that a life line is to be stretched along the dangerous passage. Until, however, some of our suggestions can be adapted, let us have at least a plank walk...
...plank walks are beginning to appear here and there about the college buildings with very commendable promptness. We hope that the interest on the fund for plank walks will be large enough to allow at least the annual addition to the stock. There are many places in the grounds where walks would be appreciated, where in years gone by, during times of thawing, men have been not only delayed on their way to recitation, but even quite frequently obliged to turn back and give up their recitations entirely. We believe that it is good for college and students alike that...
...their temporarily studious neighbors. But this year there seems to be a lull in this species of vexation. Our sanctum is still the receptacle of communications complaining of examination rooms too hot, or of examination rooms too cold: we are still urged to continue the agitation of the plank walk question, but, up to date, we have not received a single complaint about the piano fiend. Can it be that the musical men have loafed more than usual this season? Or are we to believe that a spirit of forbearance has crept in among them? We are led to hope...
Conjectures are now rife as to where the next plank walk will be laid...