Word: turned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...novel will appear in the December Century, and before it makes its appearance he will have completed his third novel, which is said to be in the vein of "A Frivolous Girl." "An Average Man," which is to appear in The Century, is said to be of a serious turn. [Gazette...
...most exciting race of the day. W. H. Goodwin, Jr., '84, scratch; F. S. Billings, '85, 6 yds; I. Louis, M. S., 14 yds; G. Kemp, '84, 14 yds; E. Norton, '85, 20 yds. Norton led around the turn and coming into the stretch, where Louis passed him and won in 23 3-5 seconds. Goodwin had come up very fast and he and Norton ran a hard race for second place. The judges gave it in favor of Norton, however...
...sooner it is done the better, as in a few years all the available land in this vicinity may be taken up, and grounds at a still greater distance will have to be procured. The Tennis association have recently shown so much life and vigor that it might well turn some of its enthusiasm to this much debated question of tennis grounds...
...exercise a very considerable influence of this sort. But it is open to the students themselves even before they go forth from the college as graduates and take their positions in the world to exert an influence in drawing students to the college. No influence is so quick to turn the decision of one who is as yet undecided what college to attend, as the personal influence or report of some neighbor or friend who is already in attendance at any college. It is ture that the choice of college for many is practically settled when the choice...
...student towards what may at any time produce a far greater calamity, namely, the lack of fire-escapes in several of the buildings in the yard. This question has been agitated yearly by the students until it has become almost a by-word, but of a sudden it may turn into a ghastly sort of joke, unless the college takes some definite action in regard to it. The clamors of the students last spring did have some little effect, apparently, on the corporation, for rousing out of their lethargy they gave one or two exhibitions of patent fire-escapes...