Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Next came in a gentleman who was worn nigh unto death by over-work. He was a Professor, and said: "Young man, your project is laudable. If you maintain a gentlemanly tone towards the authorities, and admit no carping criticism of our conduct, the whole Faculty will be glad to write for your paper. I present you with an article on 'The Need of Additional Endowment for our Professorships...
...number; and even then, you might not succeed. Again, why have any pictures that don't 'amount to much'? Your wall-paper, which is not intolerably ugly, is better than a bad print." This is what I thought. I only said, "Though the Art Club does not generally admit Freshmen to its hilarious meetings, your room is evidence that your taste is already equal to that of most of its members...
...rule of the Bursar, which requires students rooming in the College buildings to employ janitors instead of scouts. This subject is one that cannot be too often touched upon; for so petty a piece of tyranny, the amount of annoyance it may cause is very great. We admit that it is desirable that the College buildings should have janitors; but why students should be called upon to fill out their inefficient salaries is not so clear. As our correspondent points out, there is no redress for those who employ janitors. It is not at all likely that the Bursar will...
...occupants of the pews cannot sing, since it is from among them that the choir was organized, and since on any Class Day, a part only of them produce a greater volume of vocal sound than has been heard in Chapel within our recollection. Furthermore, all must and do admit that the service would be made much pleasanter by a general participation in the singing. Can it be that anything so contemptible as the fear of not doing the "proper thing" can keep men from such participation? We cannot believe that such is the case. Since, then, we can sing...
Reporter (with an eye to worshipping in same way). Can you admit converts to your religion...