Word: wednesday
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...LAST Wednesday morning my old door-mat disappeared. The goody's one eye twinkled with malicious delight as she informed me of my loss. She added, by way of consolation, "Bad 'cess to it! 'T was always a thrippin' me up." And I have no doubt the majority of the entry would have indorsed her sentiments, if not her brogue; for the mat, although by no means a complete hole, was yet very perfect in its way, and had acquired many of the properties that are supposed to be peculiar to traps. One rent in particular seemed...
...Wednesday, Jan. 10. - Twelve men present. The captain "coached." The "pull" was five hundred strokes, and the "run" two miles. Instead of the "run" some of the men skated on the river. A slight tendency to use the arms too soon in the stroke was noticed. The shoulders were not kept down and "square" as a rule. The men got better together than on the two previous evenings. Some of the men appeared unskilful in handling the "levers," and from the frequent "break downs" that happen it is evident that the greatest care should be exercised in working the machines...
...proposed to give a series of twelve lectures or readings at Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, by Professor Norton, Professor J. R. Lowell, Professor Child, and Professor Bocher, for the benefit of the Fine Art Department of Harvard College. These will be given on successive Wednesday evenings, at 7.30, beginning January 3. The price of tickets will be five dollars for the course. Subscriptions received at the University Bookstore...
...meeting of the club Wednesday evening it was voted that the regular fall championship match take place Saturday, December 16. To give interest to the match competitors will be divided into two classes; to the first any member will be admitted, to the second none who have ever made a score of thirty-eight or more out of a possible fifty in any match whatsoever. Of course no second-class man will be entitled to a first-class prize...
...catalogue for 1876-77 made its appearance on Wednesday evening with its usual amount of valuable information. It is printed more closely than former catalogues, and some of the changes in form are hardly improvements. Compared with former years the present showing is a good one. The undergraduate department has been made up, during the last four years, as follows...