Word: term
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...from the custom of putting toast, nutmeg and sugar into ale. To drink supernaculum was an ancient custom in England of emptying the cup or glass and then pouring the remaining drop or two upon the finger nail; for what purpose, is not known. "To buzza one," was a term used to a person who hesitated to empty a bottle that was nearly out. "Under the Rose," a term now used for anything said confidentially at a social gathering took its rise from a custom of wearing chaplets of roses at conuivial entertainments, where, as there were many things said...
...reasons for asking to be relieved of his burden some duties are not of the best, but on every hand regret is expressed that it is necessary that he should retire from the active government of the college. He is the eleventh president of the college, and the terms of only three, president Pierson, 1701-7, president Andrew 1707-19, and president Daggett, 1776-77, have been shorter, while president Woolsey's term of office was twenty-five years, 1846-71, and president Day's term was twenty-eight years, 1817-46. He will long be remembered for his kindness...
Yesterday afternoon the candidates for the Yale University crew began training. They rowed on the river and will continue to row every pleasant day this term. Ten men presented themselves yesterday, which number will be increased after Christmas by the crew men who are now playing foot-ball. After Christmas, work in the gymnasium will be begun. It is not probable that there will be as much running in the training this year...
...American acceptance of the term, the institution is not a University; for instance, it contains no Law School or Medical department. Yet it is rapidly growing in size, and great improvements are contemplated. It owns many of the buildings in the surrounding blocks, and as its capital increases, it tears them away to make room for buildings of its own. Its friends, indeed, have every reason to be proud of its rapid growth...
...foreign books, which are expected to arrive about January 1, 1886. The saving which can be effected by those who order their books to be imported in this way is very large. On the last importation of French books (ordered last June and received at the beginning of term) the society was able to sell at the rate of 21 cents to the franc. That is, a book of which the published price in France is 3 francs, can be furnished by the society for 63 cents to those who order it to be imported. The book sellers in this...