Word: used
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Hodgson's "Errors in the Use of English." American revised edition...
...basement of Matthews. Had not the fire been accidentally discovered, however, it would have soon done much damage. Mr. Blum, '90, in going to the south basement, noticed a cloud of smoke issuing from one of the coal closets and immediately attempted to extinguish the fire by the use of a hand grenade. This proved unavailing however, and he was forced to run upstairs and inform a friend, who rung in an alarm from the Square. As soon as the engine appeared the fire was quickly extinguished, not however, until it had already taken hold of the wooden partitions...
...report of the college librarian, published in part in another column, shows the large addition which has been made during the past year to the library, and the extent to which the books in the library are used. It must be regarded as a cause for gratification to learn that with each succeeding year the number of men who make use of the college library is growing larger and larger. There are probably few, however, who know that in connection with Gore Hall there are ten subsidiary libraries, established for the benefit and convenience of students taking special courses...
...use of "admission cards" by which students have access for investigation at the shelves to special classes of books is steadily increasing. Two hundred and sixty-six students had these "admission cards" and made use of them 7980 times...
...Library in Gore Hall is open Sundays during term time from 1 till sunset for the use of members of the University only...