Word: delay
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...student to whom an extension of the recess is granted is thereby released from his responsibility to his instructors, nor is he thereby excused from hour examinations or written tests. Absence from Cambridge is no excuse for delay in handing in written work...
Work on the Charles River Dam, which was begun March 1, 1905, is progressing as rapidly as can be expected. The principal causes for delay have been overcome. All the concrete and masonry work has been completed, and the dam in connection with the look and sluices has been finished. The large lock gates are being erected at the lock, and the sluice gates at the sluices. It is necessary to have the looks in operation before a beginning can be made on the cut-off of the tidal flow. Except for a few minor details, work...
...would, of course, be possible to stop this practice by expensive squads of police, but with the co-operation of the undergraduates such drastic measures should not be necessary. The Stadium is amply provided with stairways, and the brief delay caused by using the proper exits is not of enough importance to excuse such serious accidents as may occur through over-haste...
...those who enjoy the "absolute shall", the dogmatic assertion that fundamental reforms can and must be put through without a moment's delay, Professor Beale's "Reorganization of the University," will prove delightful. We have heard the "College system" recommended, but Professor Beale commands it. The article is fairly melodramatic; each sentence, sharp, clear-cut, sweeping, provides new excitement. When we have finished, we wonder breathlessly how Harvard can continue to exist if all the things Professor Beale says are true...
...CRIMSON prints in another column a communication offering suggestions for improving the cheering at the Yale game. We agree with the writer that this should be the occasion of a greater demonstration, provided it is conducted in such a way as not to delay or interfere with the game. The success of a parade to the field, depends upon the disposition of a large number of undergraduates to make a slight personal sacrifice. As the game comes on the day before Class Day, many men, underclassmen as well as Seniors, will have friends in Cambridge, and it is hardly fair...