Word: answering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...size and pretentions of Harvard. It is detrimental to the students in more than one way for it encourages idleness among them at the same time that it deprives them of that which is their due. In the past the reserved book privilege has been pointed out as an answer to our requests, but the reseryed book privilege is far from being a full substitute for the right withheld. Suppose, for example, that a student is very desirious of taking out a reference book, but is unable to be at the library at the proper time; it is more likely...
...Yale News strongly urges the college Bicycle club to accept the challenge of the Harvard Bicycle club for a road race. As yet no answer has been sent by the club to Harvard's challenge...
...number of about twelve hundred, together with a petition were sent to the corporation, and in reply we were informed that although it was highly desirable that the improvement requested should be made there was at that time no money available for the purpose. The answer given was of course sincere, and there seemed, therefore, nothing to do but to submit to the inevitable. Now that another college year has opened, however, it is fitting that the question should again be agitated. The advantages of the desired improvement are too obvious to need even enumeration. its effects could not fail...
...most important since 1871. It was not merely a question whether Boulanger should be elected or not, but one of much deeper import. The republican government has been in office for about twenty years and the question was whether this form of government should remain. As the answer was doubtful before the election the republicans, to gain their ends, passed some laws which might be questioned. Boulanger had joined the royalists, and as it was the law that all the nominees should be voted for on one ballot this coalition was very strong. The royalists could help the ticket...
Captain Willard has as yet come to no decision, and will not send an answer to New Haven until he has consulted the athletic committee...