Word: exception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University of Virginia there is said to be no regularly prescribed course of study, no entrance examinations, no vacations, except the summer one, and but six holidays...
...Natural History Society is again making an attempt to shake off the lethargy to which it has been a prey for many years. Once a society of great activity and usefulness, it has in recent years almost faded out of the public notice, except for an occasional lecture delivered under its auspices. We hope that this time the effort to improve itself will be a real one and not quite as futile as many of those feeble attempts to renewed action made during our recollection. The society has the opportunity of making itself very useful in advancing the study...
First,-that no class crew shall row as a crew more than once daily, except by the unanimous consent of the four crew captains...
...work that some colleges enjoy, she has long since shown her ability to win in anything that is a matter of individual work. With Sears, M. S., and Taylor, '86, we are sure of the tennis championship. Mr. Sears is head and shoulders above any player in this country, except Petitt, the professional ; Mr. Taylor has this summer met and defeated almost every prominent player in the country, Knapp, Thorn, Clarke, Van Rensaeler, Brinley, Dwight, and others, and was defeated only by Mr. Sears...
...gold and silver-is free of duty under certain sections 2,498, and 2,505, of the act of March 3, 1883. The purpose of the cup, like that of a medal, is to commemorate a particular event, and substantially it is a trophy, and has no other value except in point of material, and is free of duty,' A basket of cups, won by Mr. L. E. Myers during his recent visit to England, have been detained on the same pretext, but will now, no doubt, be similarly released...