Word: actions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...early made up his mind to practice total abstinence and had never found occasion to regret his determination. There are perhaps a half dozen strong arguments in favor of total abstinence. The first is that of bodily health. The evidence of all workers, of athletes and of men of action is emphatic on this point. The tendency of later years in all fields of activity is away from alcoholic stimulants. The speaker then related numerous personal experiences in the army and in his literary life and travels which bore upon this point. The second argument is that of mental health...
...publishes the scheme for the annual examinations of the college some months in advance of the usual time. This is done in order that the managers of the nine may arrange games so as not to conflict with any examinations set down in this schedule. Commenting on this action the Yale News invidiously remarks that "such an evidence of a disposition on the part of the faculty to throw no unnecessary obstacles in the way of the college athletics is in marked contrast with the recent action of some other colleges." We feel sure that our esteemed contemporary is somewhat...
...quite a number of men wish to remain in Cambridge during the spring vacation to continue their work in chemistry, the question of keeping the laboratory open suggests itself. Such action would be a great accommodation to many students in the chemistry courses, and would only require the services of the janitor. We hope the management will accept the suggestion...
...This dissatisfaction has been increasing for three years past and some attention should be paid to it. If two tickets of directors are submitted to the boarders at the next election, as suggested in the Advocate, the wishes of the students could be learned beyond a doubt, and subsequent action can be governed by those wishes. We hope the suggestion will be adopted...
...columns this morning seems to express a feeling that is shared to a greater or less degree by many of the members of the Dining Association. If there is a general feeling that Mr. Balch is incompetent as a manager of the hall, it is high time that some action were taken. The steward is removable by the corporation, and the board of directors have only the power to request such a removal. If a general dissatisfaction like that expressed by our correspondent exists, it is certainly time for the directors of the association to request the corporation to remove...