Word: afternoon
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...little out of spirits at lunch that day, and growled at the butter; but you scolded me, as you always do, and I got cheered up in time for my afternoon recitation in history. I was called up and made a rush, and the instructor asked to see Mr. Growler after the recitation. I was delighted, - doubtless he was going to compliment...
PROFESSOR A. S. HILL met the men who wish to speak for the Boylston Prizes in U. 4 on Wednesday afternoon. Some thirty-five men were present. The number of speakers in the final contest, which takes place May 8, will be twenty. Students are advised to make their selection of pieces at least a fortnight before the final trial. The preliminary contest will take place some time during the week preceding the final contest, which will probably be in the evening...
...class meeting held in Boston, Thursday afternoon, March 13, the following Resolutions were passed...
JOSHUA STETSON.AT a meeting of the Class of '77 held on Thursday afternoon, at the Parker House, to take action in regard to the death of Joshua Stetson, the following Resolutions were adopted...
...last, and most interesting feature of the day, if we judge by the excitement and applause it produced, was the bout between Messrs. Burr and Guiteras. The first round of this event proved to be by far the best display of skill given during the afternoon, and at almost every blow Mr. Burr succeeded in getting the better of his antagonist. But during the second round both men grew rather excited, and then science gave way to frequent locks and heavy battering, in which Mr. Guiteras, apparently the cooler of the two, got in a succession of powerful upper-cuts...