Word: blue
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...upon his ability and efficiency. The assistant superintendent will be chosen immediately. The society is to go into immediate operation. Its privileges and benefits can be enjoyed by members only. Books can be ordered through the society in a few days, and it hopes to be able to supply blue-books for the coming freshman examinations...
...crew our chances are pretty poor, Geo. Rogers, Collins and Fuller having graduated. There are, however, besides the five of last year's crew in training a number of good men from whom it will be possible to select eight men who will certainly work hard to bring the "blue" ahead at New London next summer. The crew row regularly on the Sound and have not lost a day for some time. Storrs went out for the first time last Tuesday, and made his presence felt in the boat. He will not begin regular training till the first...
...calls loudly for redress. That men have been patient of it so long shows how long-suffering, how unindependent the college student is. I refer, sir, to the glaring evil - yea, insult - to every Harvard man of having the covers of all blank books for examination purposes colored blue. Blue, sir, the color of our rivals on many a gloomy field of war! Blue! the flaunting color of the base cravens who train and practise their fiendish arts at New Haven. Small wonder, say I, that so many yearly go down under the terrible ordeal of examination, with such heavy...
...insult to injury, there are some instructors - I will not say who - who return these same books marked in blue pencil. Could human - much less tutorial - depravity go farther...
...races in succession, and is doing her best to win a third. If Harvard's crew does its best, however, between now and the day of the race we see no reason why the crimson should not again come in at the finish ahead of the blue...