Word: ring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Deer ma, deer pa got all settled please send my napkin ring," is the way a Cornell freshman recently took of announcing his entree upon college life to his parents...
...terms of the vote which is the outcome of all the prolonged agitation for fire-escapes in the college buildings is simply: "Voted, that the superintendent of buildings be directed to provide each room above the second floor of the college dormitories with a strong iron staple or ring, securely fastened near a window, and suitable for the attachment of a rope in case of fire, with the exception of such rooms as may be otherwise provided with two ways of escape...
Found in Gymnasium, a large gold ring, with setting. Owner can get by calling at 9 Weld...
...afternoon, until the evening bath, was passed in athletic exercises. We find the character of the exercises much the same as at present. The discus throw was much practised, and, although there were no parallel bars, they had an apparatus corresponding to our horizontal bar and also flying rings. However, the Greeks did not strive to excel in these gymnastic tricks as much as in boxing, wrestling and running. The boxing of the ancients, as we know from Virgil, was of a very cruel nature, the principal idea being not to kill a man, for that was prohibited...
...very close contest, by Lee. He has been in active training all winter and the effects of this were visible in his style and effectiveness, which were a great improvement over last year. Smith was much taller and heavier than his opponent, and, as he stepped into the ring, it looked as though he was going to make a fine showing. Page's weight was 139 7/8, while Smith was about 16 pounds heavier...