Word: formality
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...less game than last year, and Wednesday games in term-time have been done away with. This last change is a very desirable innovation from the Faculty point of view, as preventing absences from afternoon lectures. The only Wednesday game on the list is the day before the formal opening of College, so that as a matter of fact there are only eight games during term-time. Surely the most radical believer in curtailment can find little to object to in this schedule...
Immediately after arriving at his post, the ambassador informs the minister of foreign affairs of his presence and plans for a visit from him. This visit may be formal or informal according to the customs of the country. There is often a difference in the language of two representatives, and in such cases the common language is always French. The responsibilities of an ambassador are great, but have been greatly lessened by the easy communication between country and representative. To fill these positions of responsibility we must have the ablest men of our country and we look to our universities...
...court-tennis match at the formal opening of the Randolph Tennis and Racquet Courts. Saturday afternoon. Peter Latham, former professional champion of the world, giving 1-2 15, defeated day Gould, amateur champion of the world by 3 sets to 1. Gould won the first set by a score of 6-3, Latham won the succeeding sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Gould was noticeably off his game, so that after the first set, which he played brilliantly, Latham had no difficulty in defeating...
...From time to time declarations have been made that nothing short of providential interference could prevent the selection of this or that man. These announcements have been made practically out of whole cloth as the Corporation is not in the habit of communicating its deliberations to outsiders except through formal records after decisions have been reached. During this period of speculation by outsiders the Corporation has not been idle and it would not be surprising to hear the result of their search before long. According to precedent, their choice will be submitted to the Board of Overseers for ratification, which...
...know Scrooge's ghost when we see it, and the more we see it the better we like it. Scrooge's ghost is not nearly so empty and formal and cold as an ordinary ghost; on the contrary, it is very amiable and warm and merry, and improves on acquaintance. Nor does Scrooge's ghost come slyly down the chimney and pass on like a shadow, for after all it wants to make friends and is always ready to go more than half way in doing so. And it always feels that it has a particular claim on the Yule...