Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...copy of a book particularly in demand, the greatest care should be exercised by each student who uses it that it shall be in his possession no longer than is absolutely necessary. Many of the reference books are to be used by over a hundred students, and each individual delay will therefore result in the serious incommoding of the entire number. We trust that each will feel called upon to save his fellows all delay which may arise from his carelessness...
There is one cheerful side in their delay in this matter, and that is that they may possibly wait with their decision till the time comes when Harvard will have approached so near to the ideal standard of the German University, that marks and examinations will be unknown...
...this country, the Clarks sent to Paris after them soon after receiving the order from the trustees of the Observatory. Considerable time was spent before the first glass, the flint, was successfully cast, and this did not reach Mr. Clark until about three years ago. A very much longer delay accompanied the casting of the crown glass, which was received last October. The original castings were an inch or more greater radius than after grinding, and almost innumerable difficulties had to be overcome in order to get a perfectly clear and homogeneous piece of glass of such size...
Overdue forensics will not be accepted by the Instructor unless the writers have satisfied the Dean that the delay of their work was unavoidable...
Overdue forensics will not be accepted by the instructor unless the writers have satisfied the Dean that the delay of their work was unavoidable...