Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...average college journalist is seldom possessed of sufficient nerve to attack abuses which through long standing have become recognized as unassailable and beyond the student's reach. With the advent of warm weather we may expect to hear a few smothered imprecations over matters which, though to the freshman eye enormous evils, have become perfectly adapted to the Harvard condition of calm, admiring and independent indifference. It is needless to say that we refer, not to the pump, it is true, nor to that summer boarder, the mucker, who like the poor, is always with us, but to the "state...
GERMAN DEPT. I regret to be unable to resume any of courses before Monday, Nov. 16. German 1 will be held responsible for "Die Braune Erica" as far as the end of the second paragraph of page 49. German 3 is expected to have finished Minna von Barnhelm by the end of this week. In German 6. I expect the first papers on Wednesday...
...unfit young men for much of the hard work, and many of the practical duties, of every day life. While the facts justify an absolute denial of the above statement, yet it is true that many matters of practical importance are too often overlooked. It is only reasonable to expect, that the modern college graduate shall have a comparatively thorough knowledge of questions of common interest, and the rules by which public assemblies should be governed. If unexpectedly called upon, how many students now in college could express an opinion, satisfactory to themselves even, on questions of public interest...
...certain, nothing else than that will ever crown their efforts. By taking a brace to-morrow at the start, - not putting it off till the score is too large large against them to be overcome, and by playing with a firm determination to win, we have every reason to expect that the score of Saturday will be reversed and a victory won, which will be worthy of the class and team...
...good feeling evident between the two parts of the committee, and a desire of every member to consider measures in a calm, yet energetic manner. The appointment of the committee to make inquiries into methods of marking, we heartily endorse. The plan originated with the CRIMSON, and we shall expect positive results from...