Word: allowing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...surplus for repairs at the end of the year. Mr. Chamberlain said that the directors had asked the Corporation to loan the club sufficient money to cover a portion of the extra expense incurred this year, to be returned in instatments during the two following years, and this would allow a reduction to be made on the present price of board without causing a deficit. Even at the present price, which is a little larger than the prices charged last year, the average rate of board is about $2.75 to $3.00 per week-many members paying less...
...Corbett will come out, and as soon as Sherwin recovers sufficiently, he too, will play. The rules adopted by the two Universities will not allow Lake to play, so Gage will probably be right half back. Shea will also play...
Every one who boards at Memorial will appreciate the force of any protest which we can enter against the proposed scheme of increasing the number of members of the Dining Association. Of all the things which arouse a spirit of rebellion, nothing could be more effective than to allow more men to crowd into Memorial Hall. The hall is none too satisfactory as it is; if one happens to have an experienced waiter one can get along well enough, but if one is so unfortunate as to have a new man it is anything but a pleasant place to dine...
...strangest condition of affairs,-a building, accepted by the corporation, and all ready for use, but over which no one connected with the University has charge. We have spoken of the condition of affairs and now speak of the annoyance which it all is causing. It is foolish to allow this to go on any longer. Some one must take this building in hand and give the orders which will put the house in the proper condition. Mr. Cary gave the house to the athletic teams and would be thoroughly disgusted if he knew how things are at present...
...went on, it became evident that the elections were pre-arranged and that a kind of "machine" was in operation. We wish to protest against this kind of thing in a Harvard class day election; it is not fitting to the dignity of the occasion and moreover does not allow of a free expression of opinion. It is highly improper for a group of men to carry on a systematic canvass, to hold caucusses and make agreements for mutual benefit. A Harvard class day election, of all such occasions, should be a perfectly free expression of class feeling, indicative...