Word: shade
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...preceeding one. Without raising the cost it has been found possible to substitute a neater and more durable cover than the old flexible one; and the change in the color is a noticeable improvement. To the artistic eye the color adopted may not, perhaps, be exactly crimson in shade; still it is very much nearer than before and about as near the mark as such attempts usually come. Complimenting the publisher and compiler for the material appearance, let us look inside and see what new information it contains. First of all, each student interested in the combined growth and prosperity...
...years, the expense of the "plant." The students have for years PROTESTED against certain abuses in the janitor system. But our Parliament, with its advanced liberals and its ultra-conservatisms busy fighting one another, and all the rest absent; and our Overseers, "ninety-five in the shade," calm and tranquil,-how can we expect such as these to regard the wishes of the students, unless those wishes are expressed either in the "Explosive orotund" of gunpowder, or in the swelling choral tones that come from "One equal temper of heroic hearts" bound to be heard or smash something? Now. there...
...them were very good. One bore the legend, "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil," inscribed under portraits of Blaine, Cleveland and Butler. Another was dedicated to "Our Prohibition Candidate, C. J. W." Another announced that the average age of the Board of Overseers was "95 in the shade...
...movements of the other. The Yale quarters are about half a mile above ours, but their movements too can be observed to a certain extent with the aid of a glass. Our quarters are a great deal exposed to both sun and wind, but the broad veranda supplies shade, and shelter from the wind can always be found. The one large room up-stairs is entirely devoted to the purposes of a dormitory. Underneath it is the room, which serves as reading room, dining room and reception room. Separated from this by a passage not enclosed, is the kitchen. Everything...
...society will make a much greater step forward than ever before, and the gentlemen at the head of it have now learned much better the demands of collegians in all directions so that even the good work and the results of this year will be left behind in the shade. From Feb. 16 to July 1, 1883, the business amounted to $3,265.62, and this year, to July 1, it is estimated at $7,005.00. Among the advantages next year will be the books ready at the opening of the term, the new furniture scheme described in their circular...