Word: won
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...join the two words with an "and" because we intend to consider books in this article in their relation to buyer and seller instead of to author. In these days, when printing has almost won the position of a fine art, or at least of a useful art into which the element of taste largely enters, we not only have a right to demand of the author that he give us something worth writing, but of the printer that, when written, it shall be put into a readable and attractive form. The printer who does this the most successfully...
...YALE won the foot-ball match with Rutgers, at New Haven...
Game and Jennie both were won...
...college tradition to another on the part of the Faculty, the classes of '75 and '76 were led to promise entire abstinence from hazing; and for the faithfulness with which they have kept this promise they are deserving of praise. '77, too, with a consideration which has won for them the thanks of the whole College, respecting the powerless condition of their natural adversaries, have refrained from offering any of those provocations which have formerly been so successful in inflaming the Sophomore mind. To these three classes, then, belongs the credit of what appears likely to be the final suppression...
...seemed impossible to close. In the next quarter Phillips and Bowie gained steadily on Benton, who seemed unable to quicken his gait. Bowie passed Phillips, caught up with Benton about two hundred yards from the finish, and, to every one's admiration, made a beautiful spurt, closing the well-won race, - winner, in 11 minutes 18 1/2 seconds; Phillips 1 1/2 seconds later...