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...tunnel of the Fourth Avenue Surface Railroad. The passengers got out, but provender had to be lowered for the horses. In some of the down-town stores, it was thought best to have the employees sleep on the premises, as no means of conveyance could be gotten for them...
...confectioner's wagon was abandoned by the driver at Twentieth St. Scarcely had he gotten out of sight when the crowd raised the vehicle and a struggle for the contents took place...
...members of this University who come from Worcester held a dinner at the Parker House recently. Worcester has sent many men here of late and a party of twenty were gotten together. F. L. Dean, '88 presided as toast-master and a most enjoyable evening was passed. The dinner was enlivened by songs, that of Liscomb, '91 being especially good and his hits were appreciated by an enthusiastic audience. Samuel Winslow, captain of the '85 nine, was present, as were Stearns, '82; Thayer, '85; Gage, '86 and Smith, '86-and Moore of the Scientific School.- The aim of the participants...
...most. Shortly before this year the plan was abbreviated somewhat. The wooden spoon was given alone-not as hitherto to the man whose gastronomic powers were best developed-but to the most popular man in the class. The wooden spoon exhibition itself was always elaborately gotten up. The curtain rose upon eight young men standing around an enormous bud, which leaved out, and the one who was to receive the spoon stepped from the group and delivered a salutatory half in bad Latin and half in worse English. In the course of this opening speech the orator addressed the classes...
...college is comparatively empty, as an unusually large number of men, especially of junior and seniors, have gotten through their examinations and are off on vacations...