Word: absenting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There have been several changes in the freshman crew lately, owing to men being sick and absent, and for other reasons; but the following list is the way the crew have rowed since yesterday...
...proposes to give three lectures per week without however, cutting down the laboratory work required. It is true that he makes attendance at the third lecture optional, but he intends to give an hour examination covering the work of the third lecture so that the nominal permission to be absent becomes farcical if one wishes to get a good mark in the course, thought this last is almost impossible to attain under any circumstances owing to the severe and erratic system of marking in vogue...
...following is a true occurrence in U. 5: Dean, "Why were you absent on this date?" '89, "I had a severe cold." Dean, "and on this date?" '89, "Indigestion." Rear man in the line, speaking up good and loud, "Chestnut!" General collapse...
...those who were absent from Memorial during the recess, should apply for temporary absence before the end of this month. No allowance unless claimed before February 1st, will be granted...
Abstraction of personal property, i. e. stealing, is the latest and ever recurring complaint. Hats, umbrellas and books, all disappear in a most sudden and mysterious manner. Those who take other people's property, whether from absent-mindedness or not, seem to have no regard for time or place. Memorial Hall and the gymnasium suffer alike. But to speak seriously, things are in a bad condition when a man cannot leave his hat on a hook in the gymnasium and find it again after exercising. Affairs are just the same at Memorial. Books and umbrellas disappear as rapidly there. Moreover...