Word: topped
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...fences are to be provided, and are to have "a large round top railing, comfortable to sit on." Each class is to have a fence, the Seniors having the first choice...
...even doubt if the new fire-ladders would be on hand promptly, not to say well managed; and the leisurely way the Cambridge Fire Department proceeds to a fire inspires us with no confidence. So, as far as we can see, the alternative for a man in the top story of Weld, Matthews, or Thayer, with the firemen below him, would be to jump or burn, while a flexible or stationary iron ladder attached to the outside of the Hall, at the time would save his life, and satisfy now the apprehensions of a few alarmists, if such we must...
...desperate flirtation with the Musca domestica on the leaves of the Latin dictionary. In the daytime how we enjoy our recitations! I fancy that in the way of lecture-rooms we have something which cannot be found elsewhere. I will wager that the air in the rooms in the top of University is patented by the Faculty. It is the hottest, closest, and foulest gas that ever was breathed by human beings. Add to this the most uncomfortable benches ever built by a carpenter, and you have a lovely picture of Harvard luxury. When cooped up in those historic attics...
...aesthetic, the amount of his allowance, and by a careful examination of the corners, for the dents left by Indian clubs, we can tell whether he is kindly disposed towards athletics. We can even go beyond himself, and by taking the depth of the dust on the top, we can make a pretty fair estimate of his goody. Then there are the books themselves, their condition, number, and bindings. And here let me warn you to beware of him who allows his books to stand upside down. One who will do this will do anything. What a shock it gives...
...again. One mark is allowed each time he rises. The flexors of the arms and some of the chest-muscles are tested on the ladder or horizontal bar. The applicant hangs from the bar with arms extended; he then rises until the chin is on a level with the top of the bar, and then lowers himself until the arms are perfectly straight. In this movement, as above, swinging is not allowed. One mark is registered for every rise...