Word: hoping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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That some executive power may be granted the conference we earnestly hope. There is a feeling prevalent among the students that in some of the features of college life, they should have nearly, if not absolutely complete control of their actions. Such control would certainly make them more careful in what they do. Amherst with her student senate having considerable executive power, has shown that students are just, nay, even severe at times, in their judgments upon their fellows, and there is no reason to doubt that Harvard students would be less able to wield power than Amherst...
...that the management has been all right, and that the money subscribed has been judiciously spent. Influenced by this report, they will probably subscribe much more than they now intend to give, and thus the debt will stand a better chance of being paid off this year. Let us hope that the managers of the crew will see that it is both for their interests and for the interests of the crew that such a report be given to the class...
This plan, in the first place, follows out the suggestion made by us last week, that the upper classes should have the greatest number of delegates. This is certainly of great importance, and we hope it will not be overlooked in the meeting. It is the method of representation in the Amherst Senate, the student advisory and governing body, which has, up to this time, attracted most attention in the country on account of its successful working. The second feature of the plan which makes it worthy of consideration is the provision that every class of college men shall...
...arouse enthusiasm on account of the unfortunate choice of text-books at the beginning of the year. The book was too hard and too technical, and the student became discouraged in attempting to translate his lesson. This half year a new book is to be used, and we hope with better results...
...successful outcome of this conference work at Princeton leads us to hope that similar beneficial results may ensue from the conferences which are so soon to be tried here. Everything so far is progressing smoothly, three out of the four classes have elected their delegates, a date for meeting has been appointed by the faculty, and we have only a week to wait before learning the result of the preliminary conference...