Word: took
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...little disgusted when I came back from my Thanksgiving holiday, and found no fire in the grate and on the table an accumulated pile of circulars and bills, -a gilt-edged note from my tailor, which I took for an invitation; a postal card from a Sunday school; another with the College arms on it; and the rest advertisements, notices, and what not. The room was cold, dismal, and dusty, whereas I had fondly hoped that my chum would be back before me and have everything snug and comfortable. With the charitable intention of making him light the fire...
...class-races took place on the Harlem, on Saturday, 3d November. The races were started from Macomb's Dam Bridge, and rowed to the boat-house...
...Magdalen College Athletic Sports took place, Nov. 9 and 10 the Freshmen's (University) on the 13th and 14th. As will be seen, the Freshmen made the better record, though the comparison is hardly a fair...
...Yale men was hurt, and Powers took his place...
...game Harvard obtained six goals and Columbia nothing. Brower, Conover, Hammond, McCosh, and Train did the best work for Columbia; and Bacon, Cushing, Harrington, Holmes, Littauer, and Thayer for Harvard. Our team was the same as that in the Princeton game, with the exception of Sheldon, '79, who took the place of Blanchard, M. S. The Columbia team was as follows...