Word: local
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Legislation would be carried on from a national point of view rather than from a local:- Bradford, p. 7 et seq; Nation...
...This local commemoration of one great event in the life of Washington and of the United States is well, but it is nothing compared with the incessant memorial of him which the schools and colleges of the country maintain from generation to generation...
...best work at the bat, though the other men as a rule kept up their wickets pretty well. The fielding of the team was good, especially that of Austrian, who made some very good returns. Henry also played well behind the stumps. After the match was over, the local team took their visitors to the Town Hall and gave them some refreshments. The time of the game was three hours and a half. Appended is the score...
...full of lively and well chosen music. The girls were all pretty in short Puritan dresses, and the men were extremely warlike. Priscilla, the heroine of the play was the beauty of the evening and her "Ophelia" act was well received. Myle's topical song contained many happy local hits, Hobomok brought forth merited applause on all occasions. In the last act the Giraffy Ballet Troupe appeared and were hardly allowed to retire by the audience. Credit is due Mr. Atkinson for the selection and rendering of the music...
This is the first time that a Harvard meeting has been thrown open to members of other colleges and the event marks a great advance in Harvard indoor athletics. The meetings in former years have had a purely local interest and have failed to arouse any great enthusiasm. The plan inaugurated by today's meeting, if successful now, will undoubtedly be continued and will give the Harvard winter meetings an important place in intercollegiate athletics...