Word: signs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...boys of Northfield College, Minnesota, were having a great deal of fun in changing a physician's sign for that of an undertaker, when a big kettle, full of warm tar, was emptied upon them from the roof of the house. More than twenty of them had to throw away their clothes and get their hair cut very short...
...everybody intended to cut," I think no excuse is possible. The papers had the courage to make themselves responsible for their exhortations by printing them as editorials, and, indeed, only claim to represent the sentiment of their editorial boards, but the promulgators of this notice had the effrontery to sign it as issuing from "a committee of students," self-constituted, I suppose. Of course any person can constitute himself "a committee of students," and give his effusions this anonymous authority if he desires it; but we would like to have it thoroughly understood that such a committee does not represent...
Members of Political Economy 2 who intend to order Cary's "Social Science," in 3 vols., should sign before...
...theatre, about a week ago, is probably the expiring gasp of a custom long prevalent. They conducted themselves quietly, and made little attempt to make the proceeding a class affair. It is believed that this is the death of the last of the practices kindred to hazing and sign stealing. - [N. Y. Post...
...nothing by their faithfulness to their work. The petition for extension has already received many signatures, but needs many more before it will be of sufficient moment to move the stern hearts of the faculty. Every student, whether he intends to remain in Cambridge over Thanksgiving or not, should sign the petition...