Word: postman
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Postman has in his possession the following letters, which may be obtained upon application...
...publish in another column a list of students' letters remaining in the office. The postman urges the necessity of sending in addresses immediately, in order to insure prompt delivery of mail; unless students do this, they have no right to complain that their mail fails to reach them...
...postman recommends all who desire to have their mail delivered at their rooms, to have their doors so arranged that it is possible to slip a letter beneath them...
...been suggested that it will be a great convenience to the students to have letter-boxes placed in each entry at their own expense, so that the postman can collect our letters as he goes on each of his rounds. Perhaps the number of boxes that would be necessary is an objection to this plan; but it would be a great advantage to have some place for mailing letters that would be more convenient than the Post-Office. Why should not an official letter-box be placed under the bulletin-board that has been raised for the weather-reports? Some...
...postman reports for May:- Delivery: Letters (mail), 6,428; (drop), 7,559. Postal Cards, 3,693. Collected: Letters AND Postal Cards, 557. It would seem that the undergraduates did but little writing during the few weeks previous to the annuals...