Word: repast
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Shakspere Club had a very enjoyable supper in Holden Chapel on Tuesday evening after the final performance of Julius Cxsar. The table was set for thirty, and at each plate was an elaborate menu, interspersed with clever and appropriate quotations from the play. After the repast had been amply discussed, songs and recitations were in order. About two o'clock the feasters separated with rousing cheers. It was an event that was highly appreciated by all present...
...greater pleasure than the sophomore dinner. It is the first social gathering of the class as a whole, and is universally regarded as the culmination of sophomoric spirit. Last Saturday evening, in accordance with the time honored custom, about 125 members of eighty-seven sat down to an excellent repast at the Quincy House. After the wants of the inner man had been satisfied, Mr. F. S. Coolidge, the president of the class, introduced as the orator of the evening Mr. W. B. Scofield. The subject of his oration was "Time" ; he had chosen this, he said, because...
...fact that hitherto the society has given only burlesques at Havernill, and some hesitations was felt in introducing legitimate comedy. The impersonations of Mr. Winter were greeted with much applause, and he was obliged to answer to several encors. After the performance the company sat down to a sumptous repast at the Webster House, provided by the manager of the theatre...
...seen the notice have left since and do not want to return until after Monday, but will feel forced to come back early if this meeting is to be held. Those who remain would doubtless prefer to have a little more time between the digesting of their Thanks-giving repast, and the thoughtful consideration of so weighty a subject. For these reasons we think that a request should be made to the committee on Athletics to postpone the hearing for a few days at least...
...break up the supper. They finally relented, however, and let the freshmen out on condition that they should share their supper with them. The freshmen could do no better than consent. So, like a dish of cream with two spoons, the supper intended for the freshmen served as a repast for both classes. The young lady freshmen, however, fared better than their brothers at Cornell, for they at least had a finger in their...