Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...composed of the most energetic and business-like men we can find in college. A grand stand for the better accommodations of our fair spectators and for ourselves in certain circumstances we need most imperatively, and a full attendance at the meeting will give the project a good start...
...sophomores, the Mattie Sargent, aboard which the freshmen were assembled under their red and white colors, and the Curlew, upon which was a large party of undergraduates and ladies. Upon reaching the bridge the party whiled away the inevitable long interval between the time announced for the start and the actual appearance of the crews. At this time the condition of the water was all that could be desired, though the fine, steady rain was far from comfortable for either contestants or spectators. At 1.15 the draw swung back and the junior crew shot through the opening, when...
...three-quarters of an hour after the advertised time, the whistle blew for the crews to take up their positions. A few moments later the gun was fired, and the crews were off. Eighty-five and eighty six got the best of the start, but for the first few yards the crews were practically even...
...support given the "Advocate" or Lampoon. Even if the Monthly itself survived, one or both of the others might be forced to stop. If, now, the work proposed to be done by the Monthly could not be done by one of the papers already established, then we would say "Start the new paper, and let either the Lampoon or "Advocate" die, if need be." But since the "Advocate" can, and will do exactly the kind of work, and as much of it, as the Monthly would, we believe that there is no need of starting a separate paper to accomplish...
Owing to the lateness of the receipt of the communication from several members of the junior class who proposed to start a Literary Magazine, we are forced to delay editorial comment on the new enterprise until our next issue...