Word: said
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...taking short trips on the different boats. I ask an elderly gentleman if this is so. He looks fixedly at me and replies, "Do you mean the pilot?" I do not understand what he is talking about, and walk away. He is probably very deaf and thought I said something else. The captain comes down from the bridge. Wishing to display my knowledge of English railroads, I ask him if we shall reach Liverpool in time to catch the three o'clock train for London.* He looks at his watch critically, and replies, "I am afraid we shall miss...
LAST Wednesday afternoon a meeting of the Undergraduates was held to take measures for forming an athletic association. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Curtis of the Senior Class; after stating a few of the reasons for such an association, he said that nominations for chairman of the meeting were in order. Mr. Watson, '75, was elected chairman. A motion was made to elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer; also one member from each of the classes to serve on a Field Committee; and a Field Marshal, to be a member of the Board of Officers...
...rest, nothing good can be said, and the feeling of disappointment that arises on looking at these pictures of the Montpensier collection can hardly be dissipated by a careful study of even the best of them...
With pleasure we drop this whole unprofitable question, having said only what we considered necessary in support of the position taken by Harvard. The unpleasant things we have considered it our duty to say are not directed against Yale, but against the unadvised conduct of its representative, in rebuking whom we are confident a large party of Yale men would join us, although the Courant sees fit to excuse him by the use of most dangerous casuistry...
...cello solo and the piano duet were honored with encores. Both the vocal soloists were well received. Mr. Babcock's profound and sympathetic voice raised a furor, which, some one said, reminded him of the reception of artists in Italy...