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...departments of the institution are contained in a magnificent free stone building, of an eighth of a mile in length. It is divided into sections, three of which, Seabury, Northam Tower, (the centre of the building) and Jarvis, are used for dormitories. Other sections contain the chapel, library, laboratories and lecture rooms. In the basement is the common, dining-room. Each of the four college societies has a table of its own; there are also neutral tables for non-society men, and others for members of the faculty who live in the building...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trinity College. | 10/26/1887 | See Source »

...Sheff. freshmen. This race has heretofore been rowed in six-oared barges, but this year a change was made to eight-oared shells. On the start, the Academic freshmen got the lead and maintained it to the end, winning in 5 minutes and 50 seconds by about two lengths and a half. The last race was one of the most exciting that has ever been rowed on the lake. It was the two-mile straight-away between the juniors and sophomores. For the first mile the crews kept well together, but just before the finish the sophomores spurted and crossed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Letter. | 10/25/1887 | See Source »

...ground by a bad pass to Nichols. Good work by the rush line enabled Sears to make a touchdown. Goal. Stearns, Amherst's half-back, rushed finely but was well tackled by Nichols. Amherst lost the ball which was passed to Wood who made a run of half the length of the field and placed the ball directly between Amherst's goal posts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/24/1887 | See Source »

...touchdown for Harvard. Perry failed to kick a goal. After the kick-off, Perry made two bad muffs and Tech gained considerable ground. Bradlee made a good rush, however, but then the ball went to Tech after four downs were called. Germer got the ball and rushed the whole length of the field making first touchdown for Technology. Garrison kicked a goal. After the kick-off the ball was forced again into the Tech territory when Nichols was hurt in the leg. Clement took his place. Brainard now got into a fight with Ladd and was disqualified. Smith look...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/13/1887 | See Source »

...line again, and a punt out to Porter gave another goal to Harvard. Rice secured the ball, and, with a clear field before him, made for the Harvard goal, but Holden overtook and downed him easily. Porter made the last play of the game by running half the length of the field and securing a touchdown, which yielded a goal. Total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOT-BALL. | 10/6/1887 | See Source »

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