Word: skips
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Fortunately the tower of our new law building, on which is to be our observatory, was open on Dec. 6th, when Venus took her skip across the sun's face. The winding staircases leading to the top were crowded all day long with students desirous of observing the transit through Prof. Lee's equatorial refractor. Your correspondent ruined his constitution by a climb along with the rest of the eager star-gazers. He was exceedingly disappointed with his observations and obtained about as much satisfaction as he would had he gazed through a sheet of smoked...
...Earth shall skip away...
...probably be the most interesting event of the day, owing to the variety of gaits which will be displayed. One freshman avows his intention of "running in the mile-walk," so if the Athletic Association chooses a judge who can tell a walk from a hop or a hop-skip-and-jump, there are chances for some fun with the freshman...
...still breaking. Proctors approaching nearer and nearer; little fels skip out; Old Fel. breathes, and both he and Fast disappear; proctors chant...
...They skip in, dance around, and skip out. Day breaks; great crash...