Word: custom
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Governor of South Carolina--or was it the other way round?--to take a drink, had the remark had no significance beyond the evident one. Neither would the system of Thayer's inviting Hollis; or Holworthy, Stoughton to come and have a good time have imposed itself as a custom last year, had it not proved an effective agent in increasing men's acquaintances among their classmates and in welding the class together. Tonight Thayer will be the host, and Holworthy the guest of honor, and the entire class, those living outside the Yard in particular, are invited to meet...
Plays for the spring production of the Dramatic Club may be submitted at any time between now and February 15. It has been the custom of the club in the past to devote its spring production to the playing of three or four one-act pieces and the present plans are to follow the same policy. There is a possibility, however, that a long play will be produced, and if the judges find one that is above the average the club may be willing to vary from its usual practice. It is possible, also, that on short and one moderately...
...every cherished Harvard custom there is an almost equally cherished complaint. The perennial complaint concerning the Junior Dance again reaches our ears; and the fact that he who is not a member of the Union will be forced to become one at the cost of ten dollars before he can attend the Dance has lost none of its attractiveness as a subject for criticism. The dissatisfied claim that the Dance should be held somewhere else, the membership fee temporarily lowered, or the requirement of membership suspended...
Contrary to its previous custom, the Forum Committee does not plan to choose the subject for discussion at the next Forum itself but, in order to make the institution truly representative, invites suggestions from the members of the University. This is a further step toward the real purpose of the founders of this institution for open debate on subjects vitally concerning and coming from the student body...
...eighteen men who participated in the Yale game this fall will assemble in Captain Storer's room. Holoworthy 16, late this afternoon to elect the captain of next year's team. As is the custom, the captain will probably be chosen from among the eligible Juniors. Six 1915 men played in the recent Yale game and have been on the University squad for the past two seasons. These men are F. J. Bradlee, C. E. Brickley, H. R. Hardwick, M. J. Logan, S. B. Pennock, and W. H. Trumbull...