Word: yieldings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Boating at Princeton seems to have fulfilled the prophecy, and to have died a natural death, Though last year it refused to be strangled, it has now, taking one consideration with another, probably made up its mind that the best thing to do is to gracefully yield up the ghost. The college, though fully appreciating the strenuous exertions of last year's crew, are quite willing to cease contesting where we are bound always to be the "tail-piece."-[Princetonian...
...hitherto has been very discoursing to me in my guerrilla warfare on the regulations during the past two years, and I had been planning to prepare a memorial, signed by myself alone, for the coming meeting of the overseers. But now comes your note of yesterday, and I gladly yield the floor to those who are better entitled...
...annoyances of this nature? There is no doubt but that the whole system of thievery could be promptly broken up if the authorities would only adopt the proper and needful course. At Yale the same state of affairs has existed, but, as usual, we are again forced to yield precedence to the New Haven university, for we learn from the Yale press that an offender has been caught, and safely locked up too. It is a good example, this that has been set for us by our sister college; let us lose no time in following it, though somewhat tardily...
...back is the name of the donor Mr. Bridge. The bronze figure has been described before. While it was being placed in position and before it was yield an opportunity was given the men to look, and it fully met the expectations of the majority. The seals of Harvard and Emanuel College are in bronze on either side of the base. The unveiling will be on Wednesday next...
...remember the character interpretation of Macbeth in Eng. 9 last year, will appreciate this,) and of public declamations fortnightly. This latter plan of frequent public declamations is an experiment at Harvard, but it has been tried with marked success by at least one other college, and bids fair to yield practical results here. The advanced course is a voluntary one, both with student and instructor, and will be limited to about twenty members...