Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...esteemed contemporary says editorially: "Without delay, private enterprise should establish at Harvard a professorship of Egyptology...
...been made by instructors and the college press about the inconvenience caused and time lost when students do not hand in their blue-books promptly. That this is true we do not doubt, but it must be added that the students are not the only ones who cause delay. In a certain examination yesterday morning, the papers were not distributed until twenty minutes past the hour. This delay was not caused by the inspection of the books of men who came in late, but by the non-appearance of the instructor. Let us hope that in the future promptness...
...recitations cease today, a word must be said to men about handing in their blue books in season. Besides causing themselves much trouble and inconvenience by this omission, they cause the proctors much annoyance by handing in their books in the examination rooms, and also by the delay thus caused consume much of the valuable time of the other men in the room. Enough has been said on this subject already, but let us hope this may be the straw that will break the back of this dilatory custom...
...postman was on Billy's route yesterday, and considerable delay in the delivery was occasioned by his inexperience. We hope that Billy will soon deliver the college mail again and thus insure the correct and speedy delivery of our mail...
...some one of these sports. By this provision the team will leave college in June in fair condition, and by a little care during the summer months, especially in September, they will return on the first of October ready to begin strict training and steady practice without the usual delay...