Word: exception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...practice sliding in the cage. The whole is under the immediate supervision of Captain Vila, who is an old hand at this business, having had charge of two nines previous to his admission to college. He sees that the work is done systematically, and that every man is present except those previously excused...
...season was well along in May without any practice games, except with picked nines, when a challenge was received from the Yale University nine to play a match game on regatta day, both nines to be "selected from the academic departments alone." As this was the first time Yale had shown any inclination to play Harvard, the challenge was eagerly accepted, although it was really a Greek gift, the Yale nine having been meeting with great success during the spring. At this time I find the earliest mention on record of that time-honored lie: "Vassar Female College...
Daniel Pratt has returned to the classic shades of Cambridge and entertains students going to and from Memorial Hall with learned dissertations upon Sam Jones and Sam Small, who, he declares, are afraid to except his challenge to speak in public on topics connected with the bible...
...plan in relation to attendance at recitations adopted by the faculty of Tufts College is as follows: Hereafter the faculty will receive no petitions offering excuse for absences. In making up the rank of students all absences from recitations will count zero, except in cases of prolonged absence occasioned by illness or other extraordinary cause, in which case such loss may be made up by private examinations. In other cases the rank of each student will be determined wholly by the work done at the regular recitations of his class. Any student who fails to attain a rank...
...faculty of the University of Pennsylvania is at present making an effort to increase the importance and interest of Commencement week. The students have no class day at all, and very little occurs on commencement day except the awarding of degrees...