Word: takings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...student comes to Cambridge generally when his habits of life are well formed, and probably very few changes in them will take place here. It may be as well to make a few dogmatic statements concerning them. It has been shown beyond question by the experience of the great military schools in Germany, where supervision is perfect, that the early use of tobacco is altogether bad, though it has far less influence in some than in others. In regard to alcohol, German testimony is more conflicting; and beer is still given in the military schools, but there is little doubt...
...given rise to the pertinent questions which are now being asked by the public press. The Monthly believes that the withdrawal was not dictated by mere pique, and that two months hence the same action would have been taken, but regrets that "when it was possible to take this wise step with dignity and in a manner not to give offense, the college has chosen to appear like a pack of headstrong boys...
...annual dinner of the Union college alumni of New York city will take place next Monday night...
...advisability of forming an association to introduce tobogganing at Harvard. This sport has lately come into as great favor in the vicinity of Boston as it has always had in Canada. I believe that a large number of men are already equipped with toboggans, and that many more would take an interest in the sport if a slide were built on one of our athletic fields. I am informed that there would probably be no difficulty in obtaining the use of Jarvis, Holmes or Norton's field through the winter, as the slide could be built without injury...
...least 35,000 persons applied for admission to the grounds between 12.30 and 2 o'clock and fully 5000 had to be turned away. More persons paid for admission to the two grand stands than could be accommodated with sea sand these had to take their chances with the howling, cheering crowd which surrounded the ropes on all sides. A great many ladies were present, accompanied by their brothers or escorts and they cheered just as loudly as their male companions...