Word: tilled
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...consisted of a pine bed, a washstand and a few coarse chairs. Men had to rise for a 6 o'clock chapel, from which no cuts were allowed. They had to attend two recitations before they ate breakfast, consisting of folls and coffee. The mornings were spent at recitation till half-past twelve, when dinner was served, which Dr. Peabody describes as "a meal not deficient in quantity, but by no means appetizing to those who had come from neat homes and well-ordered tables." Supper came at six, quite as meagre as the breakfast. From this time, halls...
...have offered "grinding" as an excuse turn up at the meeting next Thursday. We strongly urge every one, whether he has ever tried jumping or putting the shot or not, to enter the next contest. No one can tell how well he can do till he tries, and the result of these meetings is so important for the success of Harvard at Mott Haven that every one who can should feel it his duty to enter them...
...interest taken in field athletics. The enthusiasm awakened four years ago when the Yale field was first used has steadily increased. Instead of being at the bottom in track athletics Yale now leads all her opponents. The improvement has been a gradual one, developing a little year by year, till in '87 five first prizes were won by Yale men at Mott Haven, and at last the cherished cup became Yale's. Since that time the interest has not been allowed to lag for a moment, and the Athletic Association have spared no efforts to retain the distinction so dearly...
...been customary for the freshmen to provide themselves with "bangers" and to parade on Washington's birthday. The "bangers" are lawful prey for the sophomores previous to the 22d and many are the schemes devised to hide them. The size of the "bangers" has increased year by year, till last year the average size was about four inches diameter. The greatest demonstration on Washington's birthday was that made by '88 S. and '89 in their freshman year, when about 200 men, headed by a band, paraded all over town, serenading the prominent members of the faculty and halting before...
...Hall will meet students in Physics B at the Jefferson Laboratory, Monday afternoon from 4.30 to 5.30, as well as in the evening from 8 till...