Word: losses
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...burning of Stoughton last Monday, occurring as it did in the daytime, and being confined almost wholly to the top story of the building, proved less disastrous than might have been expected. But if the fire had broken out on the ground-floor during the night, great loss of property, and perhaps of life, would have been inevitable. The ladders, which figured so prominently in the Bursar's letter to the Advertiser last year, and which he stated could be put in use in less than five minutes, were found to be so carefully strapped down that it was more...
...INTERVIEWS ON THE HARE AND HOUNDS CHASE."Your reporter first called on Prof. Epol Rabnud (the Dhin), who, in his usual chipper style, said: 'You see, sir, it is a most unexampled case of profit and loss. If you win, you receive an H. A. A. cup! And when you lose all, you only lose a scent!' At this juncture the learned gentleman fell asleep, and your interviewer was obliged to withdraw...
...occupants of the entry to seek shelter elsewhere. Vacant rooms in Thayer and Holyoke were placed at their disposal by the Bursar. No satisfactory explanation of the way in which the fire started has yet been given. The damage done the building is estimated at $2,000; the loss of the students in furniture, though not large, cannot be easily estimated...
MENTION has already been made of the loss to the Crew occasioned by the withdrawal of Mr. Frank Peabody from the Law School. His departure merits more than a passing notice, for his absence will be felt not merely by the Crew itself, but in all our rowing interests. The value of Mr. Peabody's work last year, not only in his capacity of a first-rate oarsman, but in his coaching, and in his readiness to lend his experience and time to whatever helped to raise the standard of rowing, cannot be too strongly emphasized; and it is hardly...
...loss of Mr. Peabody is unfortunate for the Crew. His place will be hard to fill, and it is hoped that a number of good candidates will come forward at once...