Word: asking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Express and the Western Union Telegraph. The quarters are a little out of the way and for that reason, among others, they are well worth finding. Rooms in a rather inaccessible place mean low rent; and this is one of the explanations of the low prices that we ask for clothing...
Believing that such a committee of students could only be a success if thoroughly representative of the whole University, we urge upon all to think the matter over as carefully as possible. We also ask for communications on the subject, and shall be glad to publish all which contain good suggestions or throw any new light on the question...
...home residence, but they cannot enter it simply because it is situated within 200 miles of their college residence as that is not their real domicile. But as they live at college nine months out of the 12, we will make an exception in their case, and if they ask for a permit to take part in open races situated within 200 miles of their college residence we will give them such permit, though it must be understood that domicile means their home residence and not their college residence...
...pure amateurs as any other amateurs. Only they are particularly favored in that they are allowed (1) to participate in any closed college meet wherever situated and (2) they can compete in open races distant within 200 miles of their college but regardless of their real domicile if they ask for a permit...
...this affair is that one week is too short a time to come between such important meetings. Another is that some effective organization of the University is needed through which the students can express their opinion of such performances as the one under discussion, and through which they can ask for an explanation of some kind from the responsible persons. As it is, the Athletic Committee regulates the conduct of athletics merely in a kind of a general way: the actual management of the teams is in the hands of the captains and their coaches, who are not directly responsible...