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...score was now 7 to 4, in favor of Brown, and matters began to look dubious for Harvard. The supporters of the crimson, however, kept up courage and gave the nine nine rousing cheers as they came to bat, and the sequel showed that their encouragement was not in vain. Le Moyne struck out; Coolidge made a splendid drive to left, which nearly bored a hole through the high board fence which forms a worthy assistant to the church in preventing home runs. Olmsted followed with a hit which succeeded in overreaching the fence, but was balked by the wire...
...found that a student, when making a bargain for a suit, must specify at the time that he shall not take it unless it fits, otherwise the worthy tailor can bulldoze him into taking it. Let the students be on their guard. We had lived until now in the vain hallucination that such a thing was always implied, but we have been wofully mistaken. Lest any of you may be compelled to take a suit from this mammoth establishment which would fit a person perhaps half your size, or twice your height, be sure to make this stipulation, that...
...first field day since the spring meeting in '80 was held yesterday. After waiting in vain for others to take the lead, the editors of the Era took the matter in charge, and succeeded in working up considerable enthusiasm. The result was very satisfactory, and it is more than probable that field day will be observed annually at Cornell in the future, which cannot fail to have a beneficial effect on her athletic interests. Most of the events were creditable, and in several the Cornell record was lowered. The money realized will be used either to furnish the students' assembly...
Rewards were vain; they found...
...into effect, the need of the school for a new building has been most apparent. The shelves of the library have been overcrowded with books, the lecture rooms are small and close, while the reading room cannot begin to accommodate the number desiring to use it. The corporation in vain asked for funds, and urged the necessity of a new building, paid in January, 1881, the corporation of Harvard College accepted the gift of $100,000 to build a new law school. Mr. Richardson, the architect, has been at work upon the plans since that time. A great deal...