Word: forbidden
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...moving of reserved books during the library hours. Why cannot this work be done either before the opening of the library in the morning, or after its close in the afternoon? Notices are carefully placed on the tables, stating that loud talking, or any practice disturbing to readers is forbidden. But the object of these notices must remain unaccomplished as long as the authorities reserve the right to make as much noise as they please in changing the position of the books, taking away old ones and bringing new. This sort of thing went on for upwards of half...
...enormous profanation of the holy name of Almighty God. And he demeaned himselfe so that the president and fellows conceived great hopes that he will not be lost." Some time afterwards we come across the painful fact that three men were "publickly admonished in Ye Hall for drinking rum (forbidden by ye college laws) in ye college, and for making disorderly noises in ye college at or near midnight...
Alas for '87's athletics ! The freshmen have been forbidden to come into class-room with knee-pants on.-[News...
...fact that his doubtful decisions were almost without exception against Harvard. It is hard to see why the nine should be allowed to play against a nine which makes such an ungentlemanly exhibition while practice with professionals against whom nothing of the kind can be said is still forbidden...
...batting good pitchers. This practice has been acquired in previous years either by playing professional nines or by being under a professional coach through the winter. Every other college nine has had the benefit of one or both these methods of practice this year; but Harvard has been forbidden to use either. Consequently, in beginning the college games, we find ourselves confronted with pitchers a great deal better than any we have batted before. The result is defeat. Undoubtedly if the championship series were long enough we should in time learn to bat effectively but the series consists of only...