Word: formality
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...captured the cups offered by the management of the H. U. B. B. C. If there is another field to which we can now turn for laurels, we shall be happy to hear of such through our drop-box at Memorial. We take this opportunity to offer a formal challenge to any amateur lacrosse twelve in the university to contest for the championship in that sport...
...marking pursued by different instructors, as far as possible, be removed. The system proposed by Mr. Furber, and which met with general approval, was that of marking by classes, instead of by exact percentages. These resolutions passed at this meeting will be submitted to the faculty as the formal opinion of the conference...
Credit must be given Mr. Sullivan, the Steward of Memorial, for the interest he manifested in the Thanksgiving dinner. The success attained, in the arrangement of details of planning, cooking and serving, was due to his voluntary interest and personal superintendendence, not to any formal orders from the Board of Directors as some of the Boston papers seem to have supposed...
...ball field must be foregone. Our challenge has not been accepted. We did not expect that the staid elderly matron - the Advocate - would show the white feather. Black accords with your age and sombre disposition, respected maid of Harvard. Do not shock our taste by wearing white. As your formal edict has gone forth, declining the contest, please accept our hopes that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving dinner, and that many more are in store for you. We can understand why Lampy. displayed his discretion, rather than his valor, for we caused such a commotion a short time ago by striking...
...literary societies of our colleges are chiefly of two sorts - either devoted to the reading of essays and other similar literary productions written by the students, or else consisting of formal debates on subjects of small general interest. Societies of both these sorts have been tried at the Johns Hopkins University, all commencing most promisingly, but invariably dying a natural death within a few months. Interest flagged after the first few meetings, while the students had too much to do to spend time in preparing essays or reading up for fixed topics of debate...