Word: five
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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AMONG the few useless annoyances with which we are still afflicted, the practice of requiring blue books to be brought to the last recitation before the examination is perhaps the most exasperating. For weeks before the "Mid-Years," as the time approaches five minutes past the hour, a frequent succession of students rush wildly into Seve's, and breathlessly slap their specie on the counter, to the intense amusement of the clerks, who, always busily engaged in the back part of the store, are deaf to all prayers for haste. We know, from bitter experience, that it is absolutely impossible...
...clip the following account of the programme that has been recommended for the centennial regatta from a Philadelphia paper. The Schuylkill Navy is to invite the crews, and provide them with boat-houses and dressing-rooms, as well as put up extra prizes. There will be five classes of races: first, the regatta of the National Association; second, the annual college regatta, when a piece of plate is to be presented to the winners, in addition to individual gold medals; third, an international college race, for four oars, the prize again to be plate with gold medals to the winning...
...entrance examination. Every contestant shall play one game with every other contestant; and the one winning the greatest number of games shall receive the first prize, together with the Challenge Cup; and the victor in the next largest number of games shall receive the second prize. Not more than five minutes shall be allowed for any move. If any contestant retire before having completed his series, all games played by him shall be thrown out of the calculation...
...earnestly hoped that many will enter this tournament, as from their number the "fighting staff" of the Club will be chosen. The prizes will consist of sets of chessmen, of a minimum value of five dollars each...
...Custis, '74, having obtained a majority of the votes, was declared elected; Columbia having four votes, Harvard four, and Yale four. On the fourth Princeton's candidate, J. C. Drayton, '73, was elected. Four ballots followed without a choice. On the last two the vote stood, Harvard five, Yale five. On the last Yale's candidate, C. H. Ferry, was elected. The article of the Constitution forbidding the use of professional trainers was then called to the attention of the Convention. On motion of Mr. Ferry, it was agreed that, in order to more easily distinguish the position of boats...