Word: affaire
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...discussion caused by the interruption of the last lecture in English 8 1, a point which has struck me as but little short of ludicrous is the seriousness with which the whole affair has been taken. I can imagine nothing more gratifying to those who played the trick than to see students and instructors gravely discussing the moral aspects of an affair, which, when the worst has been granted, is nothing but a "Freshman trick." When a newspaper in all solemnity declares that "the cheek of every true Harvard man should blush for shame" for such an occurrence, and that...
...great saving in initial cost of the building should be considered if the kitchens, offices, etc., are eliminated. Such an institution can be maintained for a small annual fee, while a club with a restaurant is an expensive affair...
...graduate committee, which has been in charge of the affair for some time, has heretofore refrained from activity for two chief reasons. One was "hard times," which discouraged any attempt to raise the large sum required. The other reason was that the committee has not felt at all sure that the club is generally desired by the undergraduates. The first cause is at least partially removed. Now it is in order to remove the second stumbling block once for all that the call is made for a mass meeting...
...Banjo Club will give a concert before the Massachusetts Yacht Club at Rowe's Wharf tonight at 8 o'clock. The entire affair will be very informal and the Banjo Club will be the guests of the Yacht Club after the concert. The club will leave the square in a special...
...have been overlooked. The whole machinery of a small theatre had to be constructed and set in motion for only four performances and a dress rehearsal; and the smoothness which has marked the whole production is a credit to the executive ability of those who have had the affair in hand...