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...policy of Johns Hopkins University in the matter of buildings and equipments has been from the first, as is stated in its annual register, "to defer the formation of museums, and the purchase of collections for remote and general purposes, and the reconstruction of costly buildings." It is partly in consequence of this policy and of a strenuous striving to apply its generous funds to the best apparent uses that institution has been able in so short a time to rank among the very first of American universities. It has been visibly the case with her that men and quality...
...makes up his order off the class list, the price will be $3.00 per doz, or fifteen cents each, but the pictures will not be delivered before June 10. The most common practice seems to be to give a limited order for present uses, and to defer the general claims of "exchanges" until June...
...several hundreds of these Harvard and Yale men who would be glad each year to finish up their Commencement celebration by witnessing a race between the representative boats of the two colleges, provided they can witness it quickly and inexpensively; and those who man the boats ought to defer to their friends' comfort and convenience, even irrespective of the fact that by thus rigorously ruling out all sideshows or subsidiary contests, which may tend to make confusion or delay, they will best subserve their own individual interests as oarsmen...
This, however, need not prevent a return to class races if the crews will be satisfied to use the club boats this spring, and defer the purchase of University shells till next year. A class race, even in our club boats, would be far more interesting than club races can ever be, and would insure the entrance of crews better trained than they have been for the two years past, and class feeling would act as a stimulus to greater exertion...
THOSE students who have looked forward to a sort of paradise in the way of recitation-rooms next winter will probably find themselves disappointed. Under the conditions of the bequest of Mrs. Sever the executors of her will may defer payment for one year, and circumstances have rendered it probable that such action will be taken; although it is hoped that some arrangement may be made whereby the College may come at once into the possession of the property. The new hall will stand probably on a line with Boylston, and will occupy the place once set apart...