Word: went
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Varsity crew went to New London on Thursday last, where they are now hard at work. The record of the crew so far has been a very creditable one, as it has defeated some of the best eights in the State. In the Passaic regatta, on Decoration Day, although losing over a length on the start, our eight caught, passed and crossed the line a winner by a length over the Metropolitan crew of Albany, two and one-half lengths ahead of the celebrated Dauntless crew of the Harlem, and fully six lengths ahead of the Eureka crew of Newark...
...crew we have still five members. No. 2 was substitute on last year's crew. The others were members of '84's freshman crew which rowed Harvard on the Charles. The crew has practised faithfully, and, encouraged by the presence of the students, who immediately after the term closed went in crowds to the boathouse, has done some very creditable work. The coaching has been done by Mr. G. R. Rives, J. T. Goodwin, and A. H. Van Sinderen. While we are not over confident we nevertheless think that Columbia will make a good showing, and that...
...succeeded by a valedictory Latin oration by Jackson. We then formed and waited on the government, (i. e., the faculty,) to the president's, where we were very respectably treated with wine, etc. We then marched in procession to Jackson's room, where we drank punch. At one we went to Mr. Moore's tavern and partook of an elegant entertainment which cost 6s. 8d. ($1.06 1/4) apiece. Marching then to Cutler's room, we shook hands and parted, with expressing tokens of the sincerest friendship...
...doing, he sang very amusingly of his 'hapless amour with too tall a maid.' After these parts Joseph Angier rose among his class and sang a song to the tune of 'Auld Lang Syne,' all the class joining in the chorus. After the services the whole class went to take leave of President Quincy at his house; a very agreeable gathering. Cake, wine and lemonade were served...
...Then there was the usual war dance, in which white hats were kicked about like footballs. Finally, the seniors went off to Savin Rock and engulphed unresisting clams and other forms of refreshment, and there they had as much fun as did any class of seniors before them." The principal fun of the evening, however, was the presentation of the sophomore fence to the freshmen. A very witty speech (for Yale) was made by A. E. Wilder for the sophomores, and an equally witty one for the freshmen by E. L. Richards. So now Yale, '85, reposes no longer...