Word: yard
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Wendell Baker, '86 will attempt to better his record of 22 2-5 sec. in the 220 yards dash, at Beacon Park to-day. The race will take place at 3 o'clock, Messrs. G. A. Avery, George Goldie, of New York, and either Reid or Taylor of New York will act as timers. Rogers, '87; Fisk, '86; Wells, '86, and Lund, '88 will run with him, Wells on the three yard, and the others on the five yard mark. Baker will be separately timed at 150, 180, 200 yards respectively, besides, of course, very carefully at the finish...
...that are inflicted upon us. Two days ago, four or five negroes were allowed to sing for over an hour in front of Matthews. It is perhaps true that a few of the men who heard the singing, enjoyed it, but the majority of men who room in the yard were studying at the time, and were disturbed and annoyed by the inharmonious noise...
...this the only nuisance that has invaded the yard. Last Monday a couple of valorous Frenchmen, or Italians, for some one hundred and twenty eight consecutive minutes, made day hideous with their mournful lays, or rather with their Marseillaise, and with other tunes of merry France, and awakened tender memories of "dear Parce," in the breast of many a sober "grind." Imprecations in spite of the memories came in showers from adjoining windows upon the singers' devoted heads. Many more discordant noises could be mentioned, but we refrain. So did the Italians, but in a different way. Now, in sober...
...Harvard launch, to be used in coaching the university eight, was successfully launched at the south yard of the builders, George Lawley & Son, South Boston, yesterday forenoon. The launch is fifty feet long, with bow fore and att, and is equipped with Hereschoff boiler and engines. She is considered capable of making fourteen knots an hour, and during the day made a successful trip down...
...print in another column the annual announcement of the Class Day Committee. We took occasion last year to comment on the character of too many of the visitors in the yard on Class Day. If the number of yard tickets allowed to each senior could be made less, the character of the Class Day visitors would be much higher than it has been in past years...