Word: scene
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Scene on a railroad platform at Heidelberg-Traveller to a university student: "Sir, you are crowding-keep back, sir." U. S. (fiercely): "Don't you like it? Allow me to tell you that I am at your service at any time and place." Traveller (benignantly): "Ah, indeed, that is very kind of you. Just carry this satchel for me to the hotel."-[Index...
...exertions; the vanquished to mourn over their futile efforts, the victors to receive the congratulations of their friends on having carried the college colors one place higher on the river. But "the cry is still they come." One after another follow the rest of the boats, some repeating the scene already enacted, others more happy in being able to row easily over the course, unpressed by their antagonists. And so the day's racing draws to a close; and the crowd of spectators return, some by road, others by water, to prepare for the evening entertainments, wherein the rejoicings...
...five minutes after ten last evening the sullen fire-cracker sounded its note of alarm in the yard. Windows were hastily opened and anxious heads thrust out; hurrying crowds gathered at the scene. A bright light illuminated the eastern side of the quadrangle, and in dangerous proximity to University Hall the devouring element, vomiting forth smoke and flame from a half dozen tar barrels, well stuffed with cannon crackers, cast a lurid glare over the spectators. Proctors rushed to the scene. The everready Cambridge fire department, represented by an aged man with a leaky bucket of water, promptly appeared...
...column. What morals the English papers have been drawing from these proceedings, which, we believe, have become customary from long usage and sanctioned by venerable tradition, we are uninformed. To Americans certainly this report will naturally suggest unamiable reflections and perhaps unavoidably will prompt odious comparisons. Beside such a scene as this, hazing, with all its attendant horrors, dwindles into insignificance, We venture to assert that nowhere in America has such a brutal and disgraceful performance ever taken place at any of our colleges. The tu-quoque argument will not relieve Americans from any of the blame for the evils...
...delivery of Lord Rosebery's opening address at the Edinburgh University on Saturday afternoon was preceded by some very disorderly scenes. The students assembled at the Synod Hall in large numbers and behaved in a very noisy manner, throwing peas and beans, shouting, stamping and singing alternately snatches of songs and psalm tunes. A miniature pasteboard chair, placarded "The Celtic Chair," was suspended in the centre of the hall by a string stretching between the two side galleries, and proved the source of much disorder and amusement. Theatrical and circus bills were displayed from the front of the north gallery...