Word: custom
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...often been remarked as strange that the oldest College in America should have so few customs surviving from tradition and it is true that when we look about us we can recognize few habits that have been imposed upon us by antiquity. One custom, one very antiquated custom, we still have, however, and it has very little to recommend its continuance save its antiquity. The custom referred to is the ringing of the College bell every morning at 7 o'clock...
...University relay team will meet Princeton in a 390-yard race at the games of the Boston Athletic Association on February 11, 1911. This means that Cornell will not meet Harvard, as has been the custom for the last few years, at the meet mentioned...
...meeting held last evening the University dining council decided to hire an orchestra to play during the football season on Tuesday and Friday evenings between 6 and 7 o'clock. The orchestra will be procured as soon as possible, and contrary to the custom of former years will be paid for by the Dining Association...
Contrary to the custom of past years, no "H" men will be allowed to compete in the meet. For this reason all members of the University who intend to enter track athletics at all this year, or men who believe they have ability in any event, whether experienced or not, are urged to sign the blue-book. The coaches especially urge new men to enter the field events. All men entering the meet must take strength test today or tomorrow at the Gymnasium between 2 and 4 o'clock...
Contrary to the custom of past years no "H" men will be allowed to compete in the fall handicap track games next Friday. Since the real purpose of this meet is to find latent material, the coaches and captain have decided to keep the "H" men, whose abilities are already known, out of the games...