Word: adopt
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...very much in need of reorganizing or of strengthening in some manner or other. The prescribed courses given in this department have never been popular, and according to the common opinion have met with a very slight success in accomplishing the end aimed at. What plan the college can adopt to improve it in this respect it is difficult to suggest...
...expect to go elsewhere, should, if possible, leave the hall immediately so as to make room for others who intend to board there permanently. This request is only fair to this latter class and we hope many of the former class of boarders will find it possible to adopt this suggestion...
...that the crew should continue in debt any longer and am very glad to enclose a check for $25 toward its support, which is my second subscription this year. Hoping that every one will subscribe all he can afford, and with many thanks to the HERALD if they will adopt my suggestion during the absence of the treasurer of the crew, I am, yours truly...
...very much that this state of things existed here or in England. But it does not exist. Moreover, it is passing away more or less rapidly in all countries in which it does exist. All civilized societies in our day tend to the commercial type, and more and more adopt the commercial standards and tests. Consequently we see no chance of introducing it here, and, though it is everybody's duty not to drift idly with the current, it is sheer waste of strength to try and row dead against it. The people, or perhaps we should rather...
...would suggest to the Tennis Association that it might add considerably to the interest taken by the college in the fall championship tournament if the plan were adopted of having a class tournament precede the championship contest. The victors in the class tournament might then be selected, either to compete finally in the championship tournament or the two contests might be kept entirely separate. Perhaps the present plan may be the fairer method of deciding the championship of the college, but a class championship contest would certainly do much to arouse interest and rivalry among the classes. If it does...