Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton, since the new Marquand Chapel has been dedicated and used, evening chapel (formerly at 5 P. M. and compulsory) has been abolished, except on the Sabbath. Morning chapel at 8.15 A. M. on week days and at 11 A. M. on the Sabbath is still compulsory. The whole system of absences is involved in those regulating chapel attendance. A chapel absence counts exactly as an absence from a recitation or lecture, and only such excuses as are valid for one are valid for the other. The only excuse that can be offered for any absence is a physician...
...Brown, first all students are required to be present at chapel exercises at 8.30 A. M. every morning (except Sunday). Students who reside out of town and come in on trains are permanently excused if the train time causes them to be behind chapel time. Almost any reasonable excuse is allowed, but an excessive absence is not allowed. The unexcused absences carry certain demerits. Chapel exercise is regarded as one of the regular college exercises, and is marked as such. Compulsory Sunday attendance at church is a mere farce. A great number of students have never signified what church they...
...thinks proper, the referee may reserve his decision, provided that in every case such decision be given on the day of the race. Pending his decision no one shall be admitted to the presence of the referee except the judges and such witnesses as they and the referee may summon...
...late Dr. Bacon, of New Haven, once said to Professor Summer of Yale College, "I do not see anything in free trade except, 'Thou shalt not steal...
Just before the close of the exhibition of the Rice fire escape, a slight accident occurred. As one of the students was sliding down the escape, and when he had almost reached the ground, the rope broke, causing him to fall a short distance. No injury was done except to the reputation of the fire escape...