Word: sidewalk
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...yard. People have urged that constant writing in the college papers does no good and only bores the reader. This is not always so. It sets men to thinking and talking about the subject, and often leads to important results. Several years ago the yard was without any brick sidewalks and all the paths were in a poorer condition. The Crimson, then a fortnightly, kept constantly bringing the attention of the authorities and students to the subject and even started a subscription to remedy the evil. This move was stopped by the college authorities, but the next fall when...
...sidewalk riding allowed to either hares or hounds...
...faculty," and there the work of passing out the freshmen was undertaken. It was not remarkably successful, but there was lots of fun in it and all along the sidewalk. Through the constant persuasions of the seniors and juniors the freshmen were spurred to take and keep the sidewalk in spite of all the efforts of the sophomores, as far as the vacant lot this side of the orphan asylum, where the long struggle was stopped. The freshmen showed unexpected "sand" and pluck throughout all the rushing and well earned their victories...
...from the other classes were present, all attired in a similar garb, and bearing their class year upon their tall hats. They attracted a great crowd about Madison square, which stretched across Broadway and Fifth avenue, and obstructed the passage of vehicles on the street and pedestrians on the sidewalk...
Hannibal Hamlin, minister to Spain, recently advised the students of Colby University to devote more time to the vigorous practice of extemporaneous speaking. Mr. Hamlin is right. The expense to college students of hiring lawyers to defend them in police courts in gate-stealing and sidewalk-destroying cases is no inconsiderable item...