Word: signal
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...instructed by the various upperclassmen about the intricacies of rowing. As each eight left the float much amusement was afforded to the crowd of spectators by the evolutions in which some of the men indulged. When a coxswain cried out, "Let her run!" it seemed to act as a signal for renewed efforts in rowing. And the port side was sadly mixed up with the starboard, so that some little difficulty was experienced in getting the eights into line. These little mistakes, however, were very natural, and are usually much more frequent than they were yesterday...
...slow hunt" the pack shall be under the direction of the Master of the Hunt, who shall also act as pacemaker. During the chase, each member of the pack must keep within calling distance of the Master, until the latter shall give the signal for the "break;" they may then run as they please, to the appointed place of finish...
...shortest route. On finding the bags the hounds may make for home as they please in a "fast hunt." In a "slow hunt," they shall wait for the word from the master to "break." In a slow hunt, if for any reason the bags cannot be found, the signal to "break" may be given by the master, with the consent of a majority of the pack...
...Observations are also desired at regular intervals from noon to six p.m. on certain days, whether a thunderstorm is in progress or not. These days will be called Term-days; they will be appointed one and a half to two days in advance by special message from the Chief Signal Officer in Washington, and will be announced to the public by telegraphic reports to all newspapers of the New England Associated Press. They will be days on which thunder-storms are expected. Most of the important newspapers have agreed to print these Term-day announcements...
...useless for us to try to award sufficient praise to the University nine. Their hard and patient work has been crowned by signal triumph. They have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. They have played and won the hardest up-hill game in the steadiest manner possible. Time after time an error in one of these last five innings would have defeated us; but our nine never faltered for an instant, was never nervous or confused, and always did the right thing. Well, the most exciting game the association ever chronicled is over, and after our wild rejoicings...