Word: sixteener
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...consequent improved chances for tennis brings the matter more vividly to our attention. Not only do little 'shavers,' both white and black, beset anyone who carries a racquet in his hand from the moment he leaves his door until he commences to play, but burly youths of fifteen or sixteen seem to find the business profitable and come shambling into the college yard in hopes of getting a chance at "shacking." "Shackers" are a necessary evil to the easy enjoyment of tennis, but it does not seem necessary that they should be permitted to disturb the quiet of the yard...
...herself to the task with the zeal and energy a boy of such rare promise deserved. Having completed the course in the Hillsboro' High School, he went for two terms to Tilton Academy. In Sept., 1877, he entered the junior class in Phillips Exeter Academy ; and, though not yet sixteen years of age, he soon ranked among the first scholars of his class. In the early part of his second year at the academy, he was taken sick and obliged to give up his studies for the remainder of the year. In spite, however, of this long interruption...
...student's age at entrance appears to have been a matter of no consideration; if, however, he was more than sixteen years old, he was required to subscribe to the Articles of faith, as set forth in the Prayer Book, to "acknowledge the supremacy of his Royal Majesty" and upon oath, to observe the laws, privileges and customs of the University. We learn further that no student was allowed to board in a private family, but on the contrary that each and every one was enjoined by a heavy penalty to be settled in some college or hall within...
...success of the Glee Club has been far in advance of anyone's expectations. A chorus of sixteen men, under the excellent training of their leader, Mr. J. S. Camp, of '78, has been everywhere received with high praise. The club gave concerts at Meriden, Newark, Wilkesbarre, Springfield and Worcester. Encouraged by the receptions which they received, the club is planning a second trip for the spring term...
...glee club has recently been formed at Dartmouth by '86 men, with the intention, if possible, of giving a few entertainments in the spring in neighboring towns. It consists of sixteen men, and is in good working condition...