Word: visiting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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After a description of the chief physical and natural characteristics of the country, its flora, fauna, peculiar scenery, which makes the landscape grotesque rather than picturesque, he went on to tell how he happened to visit "the land of the dawning" as a naturalist and investigator. The description of his life among the natives, of its dangers, trials, and compensations, was one of the most interesting portions of the lecture...
...send delegates to this meeting, and Mr. Sanders was present to urge the desirability of doing so upon the members. He also spoke very entertaingly of the experiences which Mr. Reynolds of Yale, has had among the university men in England and Scotland. Mr. Reynolds is now visiting the universities in England and on the continent for the purpose of examining into their religious condition. The men from the English and Scotch Universities who were at Northfield last summer, have united in an endeavor to make Mr. Reynold's visit a most enjoyable...
...Herman Oelriehs of New York has offered to defray the expenses of the Yale crew while abroad in case they decide to visit England and row Cambridge. Several New Haven gentlemen have also agreed to contribute a sufficient sum to pay their passages over and back, so that the scheme begins to assume a feasible aspect. The Yale crew themselves are said to be very anxious to take the trip. Were the race rowed the two crews would be made up about as follows...
...Easter trip of the University Glee and Banjo Club will be similar to that of last year and the clubs will leave on April 17 and visit Boston, Old Point Comfort, Washington and Philadelphia, returning to New Haven April...
Next summer a team of Philadelphia Cricketers will for the second time visit England and do battle with the best amateur teams of England, Scotland and Ireland. The '84 team played seventeen games in all, winning nine, losing four and drawing four, and barring a crushing defeat at the hands of the celebrated Marylebone Club, generally known as the "M. C. C.," which numbers amongst its three thousand and more members, (almost every amateur cricketer of note in England), the record of the team was very creditable. The most notable victory of the Philadelphians was that over the Gentlemen...