Word: mild
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...typhoid fever among the Yale students is causing increased uneasiness though no unusual amount of sickness has yet been developed nor is a serious outbreak threatened. On Tuesday several men showing symptoms of fever in a mild form and some who were suffering from typhoid malaria were sent to their homes. Leave of absence has been granted to any student who has any reason to suspect that the symptoms are upon him and it is said that a number of men have taken advantage of this privilege and have made it a pretext to obtain a recess. Most...
...conduct of the freshman nine at New Haven calls for the severest censure. To say that it was disgraceful is too mild a term. It was foolish and utterly unwarranted by the state of the case. After it had been decided that the game had to be played then or not at all, the Harvard men were bound honor to do their best. The weather was no worse for them than for the Yale men, who in spite of the rain seem to have made a creditable showing...
...price of purchase from Russia. Besides the seals and fur-bearing animals, there are vast quantities of fish in the neighboring waters, forests which surpass those of Maine, great coal fields, and petroleum and precious metals in abundance. The climate of the southern coast in winter is as mild as that of Virginia, and its only drawback is rain...
...mild weather of the last two weeks has brought out a few of the lacrosse men for out-door practice, but this has been lately succeeded by a colder spell, so nothing of importance has been accomplished. Considerable interest has been awakened in lacrosse by the winning of the championship last spring and by the exciting and closely contested class series in the fall. Of course every effort possible will be made to retain the championship in this branch of athletics, though it will be a difficult task to win from such teams as our rivals are preparing...
...second term of the year, opened after the holidays on Thursday morning, January 3. Nothing of importance has occurred during that time, as college is necessarily quiet during the opening weeks of that term. By reason of the mild weather the baseball men have been practicing out-doors some during the past few days, but most of the work has been almost entirely confined to the gymnasium. Princeton will suffer a great many disadvantages from the loss of the cage, which was destroyed by storm last Commencement, and which was expected to be of such service, especially in batting. Mercer...