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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...base ball nine is at present in fair physical condition with the exception of a few battered fingers. The last two games have somewhat shaken the faith in the nine. In the Yale-Princeton game our fielding was miserable, and our battery work only little better, The redeeming feature of the game was tho hard batting, and now even that seems to have left us. On Saturday, against Harvard, Princeton put up one of the worst games if not the worst, she has yet played, as is shown by the nine errors and the scarcity of hits Unless there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Letter. | 5/16/1889 | See Source »

...Sophomore class of Boston University instead of "rushing" the freshmen give them a reception in one of the buildings. After everyone has shaken hands with everyone else all partake amicably of a carefully prepared collation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 10/1/1888 | See Source »

...noon yesterday, one of the workmen engaged in putting in the new window at Memorial Hall fell from the scaffolding to the ground. Although the man was badly shaken up, no serious injury resulted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/16/1888 | See Source »

...fourth and last game with Princeton was played Saturday, and resulted in another victory for Harvard The game was by far the best played of the series and was won only by superior batting. The confidence of the University in the ability of the nine, though somewhat shaken by the defeat at New Haven two weeks ago, has been fully restored by the splendid work in the last two Princeton games. The batting in particular has greatly improved, while the fielding is steadier and more accurate. The game with Yale next Saturday will be the most important...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/4/1888 | See Source »

...most attractive features of the Memorial Dining Hall is the memorial windows, mainly the gift of recently graduated classes. These windows are suffering from sheer neglect; and not only have many of the leads fallen out, but some of the smaller pieces of glass have shaken from their places. A very little care would repair the damage already done, as well as keep the windows in their proper condition for the future. The college can ill afford to allow these windows to fall into decay apparently from indifference. It is unjust both to those whose kind thoughtfulness has given these...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/18/1888 | See Source »

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