Word: adaptions
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...constituting a "family," each with her own room, but all having the same study parlor. The nature of the girls determines whether or not the room is really for study. Perhaps this system is conducive to cliques, but it affords a good chance to learn human nature, and to adapt one's self to circumstances. Then there is the chapter life (neither very social nor very interesting), the spreads, much fun, but discouraged by the faculty and class and club life, whose interest varies with different classes...
...admitted as delegates from that college. A constitution based on that of the National Amateur Lacrosse Association was discussed and adopted. The most important work before the convention was the adoption of a set of playing rules for the game. The old rules were considerably simplified, so as to adapt them to the conditions necessary for a college association. The chief changes made were in the rules as regards fouls and the powers of umpires and referee. Punishments for fouls were specified, as well as the penalty for forfeited games...
...used in games for the championship. This year, however, as practice games with professional nines are forbidden by the faculties of most of the colleges, there is not so much reason for following such a course, and in our opinion the colleges should take advantage of the opportunity to adapt the rules especially to their own needs, without paying so much attention as formerly to strict conformity with the rules of the league...
...might adapt the Athenaeum's latest to Harvard : Why is Memorial lunch aesthetic? Because it is a mid-day-evil...
...strong guarantee that the price of board at the hall will not exceed $4.25 per week; while the quality of the food is better than ever before, and most certainly superior to any that can be obtained outside at the same price. But this attempt to adapt the hall to the needs of the large number - the majority it is believed - of students, who ask for simple, wholesome fare at low rates, can only meet with success if responded to with liberality. It is necessarily merely an experiment for the rest of this year; and if, by the neglect...