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Word: takings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...race. It is all the difference they perceive between an almost sure victory rowed against Columbia alone, and a doubtful victory with Yale in the race. The excuse alleged that the New London course is not adapted for three crews is a humbug. At any rate they will probably take no action until it is possible to see what kind of crew the Yale freshmen will have. - New York World...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 12/21/1886 | See Source »

...make proper amends, take her hand and be friends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 12/21/1886 | See Source »

...William M. Barbour D. D., pastor of Yale University, has tendered his resignation, to take effect next June. When Mr. Barbour assumed the pastorate, he limited his period of service at ten years, and offers his resignation because the limit of time will expire at the end of the present academic year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/21/1886 | See Source »

...teach chemistry or mathematics, and with quite as satisfactory results. There are to-day and here methods and systems and teachers of oratory adequate to the need, and if Harvard objects that these systems are fragmentary or unfinished, she has both money and leisure enough to take them in hand with her own chosen officials and make them satisfactory. What she has done for generations is to ignore them all and put nothing in their place to supply the public need. What a red flag is to a bull, the word "elocution" is to an average middle-aged official...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard's Duty to the Country. | 12/20/1886 | See Source »

SOPHOMORE THEATRICALS. There will be a dress rehearsal at 2 o'clock, to-day. Any one of the chorus who is absent will not be allowed to take part in the performance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 12/20/1886 | See Source »

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