Word: quarterly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Monday, Dec. 15, about quarter past eleven in the morning, an alarm of fire was sounded, and large volumes of smoke and flame were seen issuing from the south entry of the upper floor in Stoughton. Before the Fire Department arrived some students were busy in passing buckets, and in getting the ladders that were hidden under Weld and Harvard Hall. Jones, the bell-ringer, tried to put out the flames with a garden pump and a bucket of water, before the alarm was given. His efforts, however, were unsuccessful, and by the time the engines arrived, the fire...
After the election of marshals, the class adjourned to the hall for refreshments. At about quarter to eleven, the meeting was again called to order, and nominations were made for chairman of the Class-Day Committee; after several nominations and withdrawals, Messrs. Woodbury and Morgan were left, and Mr. Woodbury was elected. The election was made unanimous. The leading candidates for the second place on this Committee were Messrs. Bement and Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt was elected. Out of eight candidates for the third place, Mr. Weimer was elected. The meeting was adjourned...
Harvard - Forwards: Morse, Manning, W. Cushing, Tebbets, L. Cushing, Warren, Howe, Thatcher, and Nickerson; Half-backs: Bacon (captain), Winsor, Houston; Three-quarter backs: Cabot; Backs: Leatherbee and Shattuck...
...quarter-mile run, Messrs. W. A. Blodgett, '81, G. C. Buell, '82, E. L. Underwood, '82, and T. H. Simmons, '80, started. By his magnificent stride and staying power, Simmons easily won in 54 3/4 s., - remarkable time, considering the strong wind. Underwood was second...
...much less so, as the number present at any one time will be much diminished. This plan is adopted at many of the dining-halls of the English universities, and is found to work very successfully. One breakfast, for instance, might be from seven o'clock until a quarter of eight, and the second breakfast from eight until nine or after. Each person would have to come regularly, of course, at either one hour or the other, but that is better than being obliged to come at one hour regularly, without any choice of another. This plan has the hearty...