Word: standing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...half mile flag the Yale crew continued to row a little faster all the time than our crew and at the finish they crossed the line three lengths ahead amid the salutes of cannons on the yachts and the cheers of the people on the grand stand Their time was 20 minutes, 31 seconds, the best ever made. Fifteen seconds later Harvard swent across the line having covered the distance in time only slower by a second than the previous best record. Our crew rowed a remarkably fine race, especially when the necessary changes in personnel made so few days...
...graduates will sit from the southeast corner towards the entrance. After the cheering the seniors will form two rings around the tree, the juniors two rings outside of them; the sophomores, two rings outside of the juniors, and the freshmen one ring outside of all. All classes will stand still in rings and will sing "Auld Lang Syne," while the band plays. As the seniors (both rings) begin to move very slowly to the left, the juniors will do the same to the right, the sophomores to the left, and the freshmen to the right. When the seniors break...
...fixed choice. Now, when Tom, who intends to enter Princeton at some future day, comes to be examined in Latin or mathematics, some of his friends who intend to go elsewhere, or who have made no choice, will probably come along. And as they have about the same stand as Tom, they may take a partial examination also. It is readily seen that, in nine cases out of ten, they will finally come for good. Moreover, the boy who has passed a partial examination will go back to his school with his loyalty to Princeton increased an hundred-fold...
...steamer and deposited them in the boathouse, we proceeded to take possession of our rooms, or rather alcoves, for they are little more. Each alcove is provided with a bed, a hard mattress, an exceedingly hard pillow, and a sort of a rough shelf, which serves as a wash stand. The walls are decorated to a certain extent with the statistics of former races, the autographs of former oarsmen, and sarcastic observations from unknown visitors, very partial to our adversaries and uncomplimentary to ourselves...
...annual baccalaureate services in Appleton Chapel were of the usual simple nature. Long before the appointed time, 4 o'clock, a large number of people thronged to the chapel, and were shown seats by the corps of ushers selected from the junior class, while many were compelled to stand. The services took about half an hour, and was varied with music sung by the choir and a double quartette from '84. The Baccalaureate hymn was written by C. C. Zeigler, '84, and was sung to the music of America. The sermon lasting about half an hour, followed. The preacher...