Word: actions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have been informed that careful search on the shelves and on the desks of the reading-room, fails to bring the much needed book to light. Who is the selfish man who would deprive a hundred fellow students of their rights, and subject them to such great inconvenience? His action is certainly reprehensible...
President Barnard of Columbia, and President Webb of the College of the City of New York, are not in favor of a conference of college presidents to take action in regard to the regulation of athletic sports as proposed by President McCosh of Princeton. They claim that fully as good results can be secured by correspondence as by a conference, and a saving of valuable time made...
...difference they perceive between an almost sure victory rowed against Columbia alone, and a doubtful victory with Yale in the race. The excuse alleged that the New London course is not adapted for three crews is a humbug. At any rate they will probably take no action until it is possible to see what kind of crew the Yale freshmen will have. - New York World...
...petition, signed by several hundred students, has been handed to the faculty of the Institute of Technology asking for a short vacation at Christmas, instead of one day as now allowed. It was referred to a committee of the faculty, but no action has yet been taken...
...Yale Record has a spicy, forcible and convincing editorial on the recent action of the Foot-ball Convention...