Word: right
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...admission to the games and nothing more. The management have always felt justified in reserving as many seats as possible for the important games. The demands for these reserved seats comes from members of the University and is often greater than the supply and it seems to us only right that those who wish to bring ladies to the games should be as free as possible from the annoyances of a crowd and be able to secure their seats in advance. With these reductions in the price of season-ticket those who wish it can afford to buy a reserved...
...last of the principal disputants was Mr. L. McK. Garrison, L. S. He said that the right to a coaling-station was of so little importance that it had not yet been used. The islands are too far distant to need to be taken under the government of the United States, If our country undertakes to maintain the independence of Samoa, she must be ready to go as far as war. This would be disastrous, and for such an insignificant cause, would be infamous...
...next event was the first bout in the light-weight boxing between J. L. Putnam, Harvard '92, and Frank Peters, B. Y. M. C. U. The first round was very hot, but, although Putnam used his right well, Peters had the best of it. The succeeding rounds were much like the first, and Peters was declared the winner...
...given six "cannon salute bombs." The package was not examined at all, but forwarded direct to Middletown. When the package was opened it was found that the bombs were not of the kind expected, but considering by whom they were sent they were supposed to be all right and were used with extremely unfortunate results. The damage to the buildings is not at all like that first reported, and can be made good for $25 or less. The faculty met Tuesday, but postponed action in the matter of penalties...
...leading article in the Law Review for February is the second part of Mr. Blewett H. Lee's "Limitations Imposed by the Federal Constitution on the Right of the States to Enact Quarantine Laws." The essay is carefully written, with minute reference to cases. Mr. Thomas M. Stetson contributes an interesting discussion of "riparian rights in connection with the Great Ponds" of Massachusetts. Under the heading "Notes" some facts are given about the recent growth of the Law School taken from the reports of President Eliot and Dean Langdell. The past year has been one of great prosperity, the attendance...