Word: yard
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Last in the list comes the Amherst Olio with a long string of unsightly illustrations and would-be funny poetry and prose by the yard. Of course there is much that is interesting in the way of statistical and other information, but as a whole the Olio is disappointing in the extreme...
...boat house caused by the carelessness of the corporation, and which came so near being a frightful disaster, directs the attention of every student towards what may at any time produce a far greater calamity, namely, the lack of fire-escapes in several of the buildings in the yard. This question has been agitated yearly by the students until it has become almost a by-word, but of a sudden it may turn into a ghastly sort of joke, unless the college takes some definite action in regard to it. The clamors of the students last spring did have some...
...subject is closely related to the "mucker" question, so often discussed, and the two should be treated at one blow. Cannot the yard authorities free us from these experiences which to say the least are unpleasant...
...Harvard Bicycle Club held the largest and most successful meet the club ever held. Before five o'clock, when the start was to be made, bicycles were seen coming from all sides towards University, and at a few minutes after five 23 members rode slowly out of the yard. The route lay through Mt. Auburn and Belmont to Arlington. Here the moon rose and the rest of the ride to Lexington was made very beautiful by the moonlight. At Lexington the club rode slowly through, round the common, and back to the Russell House, which, together with several private houses...
...Soon after Cowling made a try for goal from the field, the ball hitting the goal post and rebounding. Adams was soon forced back and made their first safety, but after this until nearly the end of the three quarters they succeeded in keeping Harvard back of their 25-yard line. Shortly before the close however, Willard secured the ball and by a very pretty kick from the field scored the final goal. During the second three quarters Ayer was disabled, and was replaced by Carroll. On the whole the tackling of the freshmen was weak, and save...