Word: favor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...make an argument in favor of supporting our country, the mother...
...three matters before the Convention affecting the University and the other institutions of higher education in the State. It was proposed to broaden that chapter, incorporated 137 years ago in the original organic law of Massachusetts, which singles out the University for special mention and commends it to the favor of future generations, to include all the colleges of the Commonwealth. This amendment which was drafted with the aid of officials of the University, was rejected for reasons not connected with the University, thus leaving the status of the latter unchanged...
Some little agitation has been going the rounds of the campus in favor of having a Varsity football team, to play Yale and Harvard at least, provided, of course, these universities agree to the plan. The chief argument seems to be that since we have always had football there is no sufficient reason to stop it now, and the decision of the Military and Naval academies to continue their teams is brought forward to re-enforce the position...
...have taken pains to inform myself about the plan and am warmly in favor of it," wrote Elihu Root, former Secretary of War and recently United States Senator from New York...
...Class Day Committee wants 100 men in the Corps to act as ushers at the Stadium exercises from 2 to 4 on Class Day afternoon. These men will receive bronze medals which have been especially made for the occasion. Captain Cordier is heartily in favor of the plan to have members of the R. O. T. C. usher at the Stadium and hopes that many will volunteer to serve. All who can do so are asked to leave their names at Thayer 8 between 12 and 2 or 4 and 6 or with the Sergeant-Major...