Word: smallness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Sophomores and Freshmen small...
...dodging would scarcely be of use at all, for if a man once got the ball it would be far easier for him to get through the opposing team than at present; and there would be no use for a light, agile player, as, on account of the small team, it would be absolutely necessary to pick men for their ability to stop a rusher. A slip on a muddy spot at a critical moment, or a thousand other accidents, would be far more influential in determining the result of a game than they are at present, and therefore...
...made for them, and we earnestly request the powers that be to have Sanders Theatre heated during the winter, and used as the instruction room in elocution. Even if the expense would be large, it would be worth incurring; but we have ascertained that it would be comparatively small. The cost of heating the theatre from the middle of this month up to the middle of April would be about one hundred and sixty dollars, and if the amount which would be paid in any case for heating it for evening entertainments be deducted, the net cost would be less...
...small section of picket fence, and the gate, which adorn the entrance to the Yard next Wadsworth House, are so perfectly useless, that they might well be removed, even though they do add originality to the Yard, being entirely different from the rest of the fence. They cause some delay there at times when men are coming to and from Holyoke House and Little's, and are an unmitigated nuisance. I hope they will be taken away as soon as possible...
...artists; the objectionable element is by no means prominent; glissez et n'appuyez pas is the motto of this troupe; nor is there a shade of the vulgarity and imbecility which Mrs. Oates and kindred "artists" offer us. It is much to be regretted that the houses have been small and unappreciative. To-night, M. Capoul sings Wilhelm in "Mignon," - a part which he created at the Opera-Comique. At to-morrow's matinee, the whole company appear in "La Grande Duchesse," and in the evening, Mlle. Angele takes a benefit in "Les Cloches de Corneville...