Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...last Princeton speaker was Matthew Lowrie. He was anxious to emphasize his previous assertion that the negative were debating facts, not theories. The whole argument of the affirmative on the Canadian question, he said, was based on the assertion that there is no systematic investigation. We say that there is such an investigation and that the law gives the power to strengthen it whenever it is deemed necessary...
Messrs. Cotrell and Leonard are anxious to have orders as early as possible, preferably a month before the date on which the gowns are needed. They will permit candidates to countermand orders if necessary...
...objectionable. They feel that although somewhat mitigated by last year's changes, the risks of accident in so crowded and enclosed a place are still considerable. For this reason, and because they are ambitions for '98 to accept the possibilities offered for really impressive and suitable exercises, they are anxious to have the change made before they are obliged to compel...
...continued by him until his graduation in 1892. He was then puzzled as to what disposition he should make of the book. He considered presenting the book to the class of '93 with the intent that it should be given annually to the incoming Senior class; but being anxious for the continued existence of the book, Mr. Wiggin feared to make the presentation, feeling that the interest of the class or some succeeding class for this publication might not be great enough to keep it alive...
...will be taken in the matter. The management has tried to arrange games with Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell and Columbia. Yale has not yet been heard from and Princeton will have no team this year; the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell and Columbia, however, have expressed themselves as anxious to play Harvard during the coming season, if they can organize representative teams. Until the dates for the important matches are settled no attempt will be made to arrange games with the minor colleges...