Word: events
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...expectation has been amply justified by the event. For although but twenty men were present out of a membership of forty-nine in Minnesota, the meeting was the most cheerful, the most coraial, the most wide-awake, in the history of the club. The various copies of the CRIMSON, the Monthly, and the Advocate, so generously contributed to the club, were seized upon with avidity; extracts were read from the president's last report, and the various matters of moment in the policy and opportunities of the university were the subjects of lively discussion. I doubt if the opinions expressed...
...occasion of the spring concert is always a social event of some distincttion in the year, and the indications are that this concert will prove to be even more enjoyable than the average...
...first event was the 220 yards hurdle race, (three quarters distance), the entries being E. B. Bodley, L. S., S. Wells, '91, A. S. Walcott, '91 and T. J. Stead, '91. The men got away well together but Stead struck the first hurdle which practically threw him out of the race. Bodley proved too fast for his compamons and won in 181/2 seconds. Walcott was second and Wells third...
...mile bicycle race came next and proved to be the event of the meeting. The entries were K. Brown, '91, E. A. Bailey. '91. R, H. Davis, '91, W, B. Greenleaf, '92, and E. F. Rogers '90. At the start Greenleaf took the lead followed by Brown, Davis and Bailey in the order named. Their relative positions remained unchanged for the first mile, which was made in 3 minutes 11/2 seconds. On the next lap Davis and Bailey passed Brown whom they quickly left behind, but they were unable to get ahead of Greenleaf. On the last...
...mile run was the next event. The entries were A. H. Williams, '91, C. A. Davenport, '90, and W. C. Downs, '90. At the end of the first lap, Williams was first and Davenport second, but on the next lap, Downs took first place, which he held until the finish. When within twenty feet of the line, Davenport passed Williams and took second place. Downs' time was 4 minutes, 46 seconds...