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From the 'Varsity we take the following explanation of the origin of the term "plucked," which first came into vogue at Oxford. The choice bit of college slang was, at first, of a very different significance from that which now attaches to it. Its present meaning is very nearly equivalent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Bit of Oxford Slang. | 1/24/1885 | See Source »

EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- It is a significant fact that ever since the institution of the Annex, the tendency of our learned Professors has been toward the "more tender" sports, notably tennis (which two play, with rests and things). At the same time their policy has been to discourage those games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 12/9/1884 | See Source »

Now college men can be classified from their modes of recreation, of course the first class consists of those who belong to the 'Varsity and class teams and crews. Although, perhaps the smallest class, yet undoubtedly they are the most interesting. Their games and contests are watched with breathless interest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Physical Recreations Among College Men. | 11/8/1884 | See Source »

The plot of ground upon which the new monument to John Howard stands is a place of great historic interest. The team "The Delta" which it today bears has become restricted in meaning and applies only to what was originally a small portion of a place of much greater extent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Delta. | 10/28/1884 | See Source »

We have received a communication from a gentleman who regrets that the standing committee of arrangements for the torchlight procession have decided to allow individual transparencies to be carried. He fears that as the college is so evenly divided there will be about as many transparencies reflecting on Blaine as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/17/1884 | See Source »

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