Word: delayed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...proof of the interest taken by the officers of the University in making the organization of a student battalion as effective as possible. We are sure that the members of the squads intend to cooperate with them in this, and permit no individual sloth or carelessness to delay the formation of companies and gradual perfection of battallion drill...
...committee has completed its preparations for issuing an explanatory pamphlet, containing Mr. Peabody's plans, to be sent to all alumni, but owing to the war deem it wise to delay its publication...
...think that any man who now belongs to a military organization and who is familiar with its duties should hesitate to go when that body is called out. Others should consider carefully, and when the conscience tells them it is time to go, will serve the better for the delay, especially if they have in the meantime learned the manual of arms. No one can question the patriotism of Harvard, which has shared every contest through which the country has passed, and the men of Harvard will be sure to bear their burden when the hour is sounded...
Those seniors who received their "proofs" but have not yet returned them with a selection should do so at once. A failure to return the "proof" has the same effect in causing delay as not sitting...
...baseball series close tomorrow evening, and as yet but two nines have signified their intention of taking part. We can scarcely believe that after the success of last year's competition the coming series will be such a dead failure as this seems to forbode. Possibly there is some delay among teams intending to enter, or some misunderstanding as to the date when entries are closed. We sincerely hope that there is some such explanation for this seeming lack of interest. The scrub games were so generally appreciated last year, and proved such an excellent introduction to the class series...