Word: war
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Although the cathedral escaped almost entirely during the civil war, a great amount of damage was done by an architect by the name of Wight, who was "let loose" inside, and who "did more harm than the whole of Cromwell's army could have done...
Another beautiful castle is Trintern, built in the time of Henry III and in the early English style. Not far away is Raglan Castie, an edifice of a later period, chiefly of interest because of its connection with the civil war. It is one of the finest feudal fortresses now in existence...
...will give a sparring tournament on March 14th, at which, besides the sparring, there will be a pull between Technology tug-of-war team and the Northwestern University team, which sent the unique challenge to Harvard some months...
...giving." The climate is mild and balmy. Seldom is there any winter. "The buildings, like those of Northern colleges of the grade of Dartmouth, Brown or Amherst, never had any doors apparently, and do not need them." Nor have hard blizzards necessitated even the replacing of "windows broken in war time." The roses bloom all the time in open air, and there is out-door singing in the January evenings, as with us in June. The board and lodging is fabulously cheap ($18 a month) from our point of view, but the students are perhaps even better...
...SHAPLEIGH, Sec.'VARSITY TUG-OF-WAR.- There will be a meeting of the candidates for the 'varsity tug-of-war team at 4 p. m. today, Thursday, March 12, in the trophy room of the gymnasium. A large attendance is looked...