Word: weather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...friend has already begun to spring that inane and venerable question of "Why is it dangerous to walk out of doors now?" which he immediately explains as "Because the cow-slips about, and the little buds are shooting every-where." It is spring, but, in spite of the warm weather, it is also the fit time for overcoats, as the tailor says. April is a deceptive maid, and lures many an unsuspecting youth to an early grave by her enticing suggestions to lay aside the winter garments. It was only yesterday morning that a large choir of coughers sang...
...warm, almost sultry weather of the last few days again arouses thoughts about the lack of general interest in rowing. There are now in the boat-house a fair number of pair-oared working boats, which are not used from one season to another. Although the Charles is not the most pleasing of waters on which a young man may exercise his muscle with the oars, yet the river is not so bad after all, and surely there ought to be awakened among our undergraduates a greater desire for universal excellence in boating. There are a few private shells...
Nichols will not be able to play ball until the weather is warm, as he has been forbidden by his physician on account of rheumatism...
...spite of the unfavorable weather a good number of marksmen assembled at the Watertown range yesterday. This was the third and last shoot in the matches which have been running during the past three weeks. The shooting in these matches, including the freshman match was remarkably good. In match B, Mead and Slocum tied with scores of 19 out of 20. The leading scores in yesterday's shoot were as follows: Match A (doubles), F. B. Austin, 9; Palmer, 6; Mead, 5. Match B. (singles), Palmer, Slocum, 9; Clyde, F. B. Austin, Mead, Greene, 6. Match C, (freshmen), Grew...
About twenty men attended the matches held at Watertown yesterday. Although the weather was not as favorable as that of last week, some excellent scores were made. The shooting in the different matches was as follows...