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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Ralph Ensign, a Yale senior, was generating gas from hydrofluoric acid in the Kent Laboratory recently, when the tube burst and its contents flew in his face and over his clothing. His eyes escaped, but his face was badly burnt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/8/1889 | See Source »

...concert closed with a group of college songs by the Glee Club. They were all well rendered, especially "The dude who didn't Dance," sung by Mr. Painter with a quartette accompaniment. This was the hit of the evening, being received with a tremendous burst of applause. Mr. Painter was obliged to sing two extra verses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Glee Club Concert. | 12/21/1888 | See Source »

...Stoughton Hall noticed a strong smell of smoke and investigation showed that it came from room 11 occupied by E. S. Grifling and M. A. Kilvert, '89. An alarm was sounded from box 59, which brought several engines and a large crowd to the spot. The door was burst open and the floor was found to be in a blaze. It is probable that coals from the grate fell out upon the floor and burnt a hole through. The fire then crept along under the floor and burst out again in the center of the room. The flames were quickly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fire in Stoughton. | 11/19/1888 | See Source »

...yelling the class cry were evenly divided, the sophomores resolved to put matters to a final test by a rush. In the meantime the freshmen had collected in force and not only drove the sophomores back but carried on decidedly vigorous offensive tactics. The sophomores, surprised by this burst of energy, fell back and reformed their line. Another rush then took place, but it was so dark that when the opposing forces became mixed it was difficult to distinguish friend from foe. The whole affair was finally ended by each class marching around the yard and cheering wildly. The outcome...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 10/2/1888 | See Source »

...justice orders them off to prison. The bridesmaids, however, beg for mercy on the ground of its being leap-year. The justice finally gives in, the pirates are brought back, Constance is given to Dawdle, while Cherry takes possession of Rattles, and the play ends in a passionate burst of music from the throats of everyone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Constance; " | 4/21/1888 | See Source »

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