Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...decoration each year by the Memorial Society of the statue near Memorial Hall is a graceful act, but a notice of John Harvard's birthday in the services maintained by the University would be an official recognition which the significance of the day in this community seems to demand...
...first vice-president of the American Historical Society, and a corresponding member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, the American Antiquarian Society, and the Illinois Historical Society. He has also been in great demand as a lecturer, and has given Phi Beta Kappa or similar addresses at the Universities of Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Indiana, and other institutions...
Annually at this time, and this year in greater proportions than ever, because the demand for football tickets is heavier, the speculation evil rises anew. Tickets are being sold by speculators on State street for upwards of $15, and the regular agencies in Boston are refusing to handle tickets for the game, because the speculators demand such exorbitant prices...
...been proved that the methods now followed by the Athletic Association are insufficient, for speculation still continues after years of effort against it. If football continues to grow in popularity as it has in the past, and it seems likely to do so, the demand for tickets will be greater each year, and the abuse of ticket preferences will naturally increase. To combat this danger the publication of the black-list is the only sure means, and we believe that it is justifiable and advisable...
...order in which the applications were filled has been calculated to meet the demand in the fairest possible way. The applications filled first were those which applied for one seat, and they were filled in the following order: (1) undergraduates who are holders of H. A. A. tickets; (2), undergraduates who are not holders of H. A. A. tickets; (3) graduates of the College; (4) graduates of the professional schools, who have not graduated from the College proper. The applications for two seats were next filled in precisely the same order as the one-seat applications. All applications...