Word: silk
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yale's Freshman crew of last year have all received silk trophy flags in recognition of their victory in the Yale-Harvard-Columbia freshman race...
...registered, however, and its weight felt in the University, would it not be advisable, in order to add finish to the Commencement occasion, if the Law men who attend the exercises should wear the cap and gown? Amidst to much of the latter paraphernalia, two dozen dress suits and silk hats may look somewhat lonesome. Certainly, from their number, they will leave upon friends and spectators, who see all the graduates together, an impression of inharmoniousness and incompleteness and the regret that the cap and gown had not entirely prevailed. Quite possibly, too, the Law men themselves might...
...management of the Yale Foot Ball Association has presented each of the members and substitutes of last fall's team with a blue silk trophy flag, upon which the player's name and position is worked together with the most important scores...
...more needy members of the class. The contract has now been made to supply the gowns with the caps at a cost of but $7.50; for this contract the committee is to be congratulated. When it is considered this $7.50 is perilously near the price of a good silk hat, such as have previously been worn, the outcry against the excessive expense of the new custom may be said to be pretty well answered...
...feet 8 inches; Davidson '93, second, 4 feet 7 inches. Standing broad jump - Bryant '95, first, 8 feet 5 inches; Edgell '93, second. The sparring contest resulted as follows: Babcock '92, vs. Gill '93; Babcock won. Nichols '92, vs. Belden '95; Nichols won. Babcock vs. Nichols; Babcock won. Silk badges of purple and white were awarded the firsts and seconds in each event...