Word: acception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...become the fashion for the members of the leading sophomore society to issue invitations to the freshmen who are considered likely to respond, requesting them to furnish "punch" on Monday night to the sophomore class. Many freshmen, new to' Harvard customs, know no better than to accept the invitation, and when they view their belongings on the following morning, their standard of Harvard life has been lowered materially, and they begin to wonder whether this well-worn saying is true, "No matter what else he may be, a Harvard man is always a gentleman...
...training. For this reason Harvard is not over-anxious to meet the English university men. But it is so long since the crews have rowed together, and the coming of a crew from across the water would add such an impetus to aquatic sports, that Harvard is willing to accept a challenge, even with a certainty of defeat. But the matter has been in discussion so long that most of Harvard's eight have concluded that there will be no race, and have made other arrangements for the summer...
...Glee Club has received a very flattering invitation to sing at one of the Music Hall promenade concerts, next week, but, owing to the absence of several members, the club has been unable to accept...
...President Hayes has been asked to accept the presidency of the Ohio State University...
...When Harvard challenged us last year, and later on invited us to go to America, all our men had gone off home or to different places, and it would have been impossible to get them together. So we did not accept, but while we were training for the race on the Thames with Oxford, I met ex-President Brandagee of the Harvard club, and he again extended the invitation. I spoke to our captain, but nothing was done, because we were so busy. After the race the matter was talked over, and I wrote privately to Mr. Coolidge...