Word: turned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual spring regatta of Yale college was held at Lake Saltonstall last Saturday afternoon. The first event was the single scull race for the Cleveland cup, over a mile and a half course and return, with a turn. C. O. Gill, '89, and W. H. Butler, '90 S., were the contestants. Butler lead from the start, and gradually increased the distance between himself and Gill, who was handicapped by a defective oar. Butler finished in 13 minutes, 50 3-4 seconds, The principal event was the eight-oared shell race, two mile straight away, between the junior, sophomore and freshman...
...Haverford men have been practicing under the coaching of Woodcock the college professional, since Christmas. They began work in a shead, the wicket being covered with matting Their captain, H. P. Bailey, is one of the bowlers on the first eleven of the Merion Cricket club. They ought to turn out a good team, and Harvard may expect to work hard if she wishes to lead the Quaker eleven. Of the men that will make up Pennsylvania's team, four-J. A. Scott, W. Scott, J. H. Patterson, and H. J. Brown-have been chosen for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia...
...adoption of the constitution, paper money was issued by each colony on an independent basis. At first these notes circulated at their face value, but it was not long before they began to depreciate, and they were taken up by another issue and these later were in turn redeemed by still another issue of this paper money which by this time had fallen far below its face value. England was strongly opposed to the action of the colonies in putting this paper into circulation, and her opposition to it had more to do with the cause of the rebellion than...
...only channels by which student opinion can find expression are the college papers; but that the graduates, the overseers, and the faculty, who especially should be in fluenced, seldom read the papers. It calls upon the students to recognize and insist upon their position, and thus compel outsiders to "turn to the papers that they may learn at leastone side of every question...
John Blakie the boat builder, will within a few days turn out to the '91 crew a cedar shell, which he is building for them This fact would not be of particular importance, were it not that on the success or failure of this boat depends whether or not the 'varsity crew will go back to a cedar shell in stead of a paper shell which kind they have been using for several years. The boat has been built with great care and will have more than ordinary buoyancy. The bracing of the boat is the feature of particular interest...