Word: adopt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...meeting of the Forum Monday evening it was voted to adopt the first two sections of the joint committee's report. A vote was also passed in favor of consolidation, providing that the name of the united society be not the "Harvard Union" and recommending that the name of the new organization be "The University Debating Society...
...recent meeting of the governing board of the Weld, it was decided to adopt a club rowing shirt. It will consist of a white jersey with a broad red and black band. Those who row on any of the Weld crews will receive a W. B. C. in addition...
...largest and best equipped in any American college. The total floor space, of 168 by 182 feet, will make it possible to require a certain amount of attendance from all undergraduates, and yet leave the time of exercise to the convenience of each man. The university will probably adopt the recommendation of Dr. Savage, the physical director, and require every stndent to exercise in the gymnasium at least two hours a week, unless an equivalent amount of work is done on some athletic team...
Pennsylvania was the first to adopt, with slight modifications, the recommendation of the New York conference with regard to uniformity in entrance examinations for all colleges. The university has provided a competent physician who has supervision not only over the athletic teams but also over the health and work of all the students. The report dwells at length on the self government of the students, both in Houston Hall, where the daily attendance averages fifteen hundred, and in the dormitories, which have been occupied only a year. Large additions have been made to the botanical garden, the dental department...
...felt that it must not be done if it involved future obligations. This very point has come up, however, and has put an end to the negotiations, much to the regret of Yale, although every Yale man may feel that it was the only possible course for us to adopt...