Word: wolfe
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...crews, the nines, and the track athletes, since 1876, and the lawn tennis players since 1883. The illustrations include full-page photographs of the champion crew and nine of '88 and the '87 eleven. There are also some interesting instantaneous photographs of hurdle jumping and pole vaulting. "A Russian Wolf Hunt" is an exciting story of a winter's adventure by T. Bolton. "The Jersey City Athletic Club," by C. L. Meyers, is illustrated with some instantaneous photographs of men jumping. Part III of "Outdoor Life of the Presidents" deals with Andrew Jackson. The other articles are "Sleighing," "Across Wyoming...
...intended to carry away the choicest sections of the fence on the corner of Chapel and College streets, got ahead of the Bones and carried that portion of the fence off to their society building. On the following day "Bones" took its share of the fence, and so did "Wolf's Head," the third senir society. Then there was a general rending apart of the old rails and posts, and sent in small parcels to graduates all over the country, so that at present portions of the once historic Yale fence can be seen in all large cities and towns...
...running broad jump was contested by C. N. Cogswell, '88 (scratch), R. G. Leavitt, '89 (6 inches), R. S. Hale, '91 (12 inches), G. W. Wheelwright, '90 (12 inches), F. Mason, '91 (12 inches); J. Wolf, '90 (10 inches). The cup was given to Wolf, who cleared 18 ft. 1-2 inch. Wheelwright took second prize, with a jump of 18ft. 5 3-4 inches...
Since the "Wolf's Head," a third senior society in the academic department, erected its handsome hall on Prospect street, several years ago, it has never been questioned that it possessed the finest equipped building connected with Yale university's wide society system; but when the new building of the Stone Trust Company is completed, the "Wolf's Head building will occupy the second place. The new building will be one of the finest, if not the finest in the city. The new cloister will stand on the corner of Hillhouse avenue and Grove street, in the vacant lot nearly...
...making it by far the most expensive society hall connected with the university. It will differ from all the others in that it provides a home for its members. The other society buildings simply furnish a place where weekly meetings may be held, and with the exception of the "Wolf's Head," which is a comfortable loafing spot, the majority of the college society buildings furnish little that is of interest to an outfitter...