Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...days. But this morning hour cannot be secured without a change in the breakfast and chapel hours, since studying before breakfast is difficult and exhaustive, while breakfast before chapel is certainly impracticable. I would suggest, then, as a solution of this problem, that the chapel hour be at a quarter before seven, with breakfast immediately following, and that otherwise no change be made, the hours for recitation remaining just as they are. This arrangement would leave to those who desired it a full hour and a half between breakfast and the first recitation hour; time enough for the review...
...that the interest in our boating matters, manifested by them at the time of our withdrawal from the Association, has in no wise declined, and is seeking to so express itself as to best improve our chances of success. A few words as to our present condition, and the quarter in which we most need outside help, may serve to direct this interest where it will do the most good...
...college clock on the new Chapel strikes the hours, half-hours, and quarter-hours...
...excuse system" has been abolished, and students are now allowed to absent themselves from one quarter of the exercises in each department...
...following are the times in the athletic sports: mile walk, 8 min. 2 1/4 sec.; quarter-mile run, 55 sec.; mile run, 5 min. 12 1/2 sec.; 100-yard dash, 11 1/6 sec.; three-mile walk, 25 min. 48 sec.; half-mile...