Word: shell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...glad to learn that the difficulties of the Senior Crew have been finally settled, and that the class will be represented in the spring races by a good eight. Six men who have had experience in the shell, including the captain, Mr. Cabot, of last year's University Crew, have finally consented to row, thus leaving but two places to be filled by new men. It is to be hoped that candidates for these two vacant places will not be wanting; there are plenty of men in the class who are able and should be willing to devote time...
...which the Terphsichoreans glided across the floor below." The scene, we are told, "was one from fairy land," with "generous bowls of lemonade" scattered around, (could the ordinary mortal imagine such a fitting drink for fairies as lemonade?) while above this domain of fays hung the Yale crew's shell, which "looked down upon the people below, recalling the time when it had looked upon eelgrass and had felt sadder." Who could have thought of such a brilliant compliment to the young ladies of New Haven? Who would have thought they reminded one of "eel-grass...
...have the college students for customers, I see?" said a stranger in Princeton to the restaurateur, who had just placed before him half a dozen oysters on the half shell. "Very thoughtful of you to keep literature for them to read while waiting for their orders to be filled...
...winter meeting of the Maine Historical Society, which is to be held December 23, Professor F. W. Putnam of the Peabody Museum is to present a paper on the Damariscotta shell heaps, which have attracted the notice of antiquarians...
American Archaeology. "An account of ancient shell-heaps on the coast of Maine, with an exhibition of the specimens collected." Prof. Putnam, Peabody Museum, 3 P. M. Admission by ticket...