Word: policemen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...number of students jumped into their chairs, others began to applaud with their feet and hands. These actions were undignified and entirely unworthy of Harvard men. We are sure that those who took part in them do not realize that as the officers of the Hall cannot act as policemen, good order in the Hall depends not a little upon the self-control of every member. The tendency towards disorder is one which will grow inevitably if a distinct effort is not made to avoid all such unnecessary demonstrations as those we have mentioned. We ask those who have taken...
...scores of the base-ball and other games in their windows every evening for the convenience of the students and others who are interested. On Saturday evening an officious police officer ordered these scores taken down, on the ground that they collected a crowd outside. As a rule, Cambridge policemen are a pretty moderate set of men, but this particular one is rather too zealous. His business was to keep the sidewalk clear and keep people moving; if he was too lazy to undertake this he might have sent to headquarters for a more efficient officer. A police officer...
...skill in this line into operation at every opportunity. The result is that a score or so of the Cambridge youth gain access to the grounds every afternoon that the nine plays. A little more care ought to be exercised until the nine gets on Holmes. A couple more policemen would obviate the difficulty, and the cost would be but a slight advance on that now paid...
Five Yale students were arrested last week for snowballing the New Haven policemen...
...course of emergency lectures is being given to the Cambridge policemen by Dr. Taylor of North Avenue...