Word: adopt
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...That the committee be simply advisory in nature, with neither powers nor responsibilities, and existent for the purpose of furthering an exchange of views between all college interests, and of preventing misunderstanding. That it adopt "recommendations." and not "rules" for the students...
...meeting of the Committee on Regulation of Athletic Sports held November 5, it was voted to adopt provisionally the regulations previously in force, as follows...
...recommendation of "making attendance at daily prayers, or at roll call, for those who do not wish to attend prayers, compulsory," is a relic of the illiberal spirit which was already on the wane twenty years ago; a spirit which it would ill become a university like Harvard to adopt...
...meeting of the Pennsylvania Club was held last evening for the purpose of adopting a regular constitution for the society. A committee appointed at the last meeting to draw up a constitution, submitted its results to the society. With the addition of several amendments, the constitution reported by the committee was accepted by the club. The amended constitution reads, that meetings of the club shall be held once a fortnight on Friday evening; that two-thirds of the members present at a meeting shall be necessary to elect new members; and that Cushing's Manual shall govern the procedure...
...trustees of Brown University have voted not to adopt co-education...