Word: westing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regular standing of American colleges are allowed to compete. A very commendable feature is that the contestants are not confined to a given set of subjects, but are allowed to choose congenial topics. All matter must be sent before the 1st of July, 1888, to editor University, 40 West 24th street. N. Y. City...
...Harvard Club of New York has very comfortable and neatly fitted up quarters at No. 11 West 22d street. The house is large and roomy; there are dining-rooms, reading and smoking rooms, reading and smoking rooms, billiard room, meeting room, and a number of very comfortable looking bedrooms. On every Monday evening the club has an "At Home," when the members turn out in force, and the old boys are just as jolly as if they were living in Beck or the college yard, and still had their degrees to win. The membership is steadily increasing, and the annual...
...Brigham, '80, of Bancroft's famous crew, '78-'79, who is on a short visit from West, will sing in a concert in Lyceum Hall, Harvard Sq., Feb. 22nd...
...rowing but eight men. Other men, however, as is the case with all the crews, are expected later, men who at present are either among the 'Varsity candidates, or, for one reason or another, are not rowing. Of last year's '90 crew, Herrick, the stroke, is now out West, but will be in his old place shortly. Hutchinson, who rowed seven, will also begin right away. Tilton, six, and Slocum, 5, are with the 'Varsity candidates, and Sears, who rowed four at New London, is not a candidate this year. Sanford, who pulled at three, is now under Captain...
...club has a handsome house on West 44th street, just off of Fifth avenue. The building occupies two city lots and comprises two stories of about 30 feet each. It is supplied with everything to make a completely equipped private club-house. In the sub-cellar are three regulation bowling alleys and the apparatus for steam heating, etc. The basement floor is occupied by a plunge-bath, fifty-six feet long by twelve wide, shower and needle baths and dressing rooms; also by a billiard room having four tables and a room for base-ball and tennis practice. The ground...