Word: standing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Nothing could better show that examinations are now upon us than the yard windows, late at night. Ordinarily the various dormitories stand out against the sky like great masses of gloom. relieved by only an occasional light; now the rooms whose darkened windows show that their occupants are not grinding, are the exceptions rather than the rule...
...Somerville Lacrosse Club, whose team was defeated last spring by the '87 lacrosse twelve, his just been presented with the stand of colors emblematic of the championship of New England won by the club last season...
Before the Christmas recess, the grounds on Holmes and Jarvis Field were inspected by a Contractor, and it was found that rolling, or in any way repairing the courts as they now stand, would be useless, as the soil is too loose and sandy, and that therefore each court would have to be made over entirely. The making of 50 Turf Courts, at their cost of about $150.00 apiece would be beyond our means, and therefore we have been obliged to resort to clay courts. Yet for players who are prejudiced towards grass courts, and also for tournaments, grass courts...
...lighting the lamps in the yard in recess the careful "watch dogs of the treasury" wish to save an additional penny by not using gas in the chapel on very dark days, when it is needed. The pulpit alone is lighted, while the poor beings below and above stand in the dim, sacred light of the painted windows and vainly endeavor to make out through the gloom the big letters of the psalm books. Much good eyesight is being uselessly squandered in these rash attempts to follow the service, while the "powers that be" calmly look on at the destruction...
...Track Committee is at length permanently organized and officers have been elected. It is the business of the committee to collect funds to build a fence and grand stand for Holmes field and to keep the field in order. Each of the athletic organizations is represented on the committee...