Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...procession was not originated as a form of amusement for the inhabitants of any particular section, and in the second place that to transfer the scene of the celebration to Boston would render the whole occasion ridiculous. Here the college was founded, here should its foundation be celebrated. Any idea which regards the celebration as simply a means of amusement is unworthy of the occasion...
...Japan, to give a cosmopolitan flavor to the gathering. "The Watch on the Rhine," "God Save the Queen," and "Hail Columbia" are all roared out together in amiable discord. Some student conceives the gay notion of beating time on the table with his beer mug. The happy idea is infectious; and a thousand mugs thump ponderously upon the deal boards. Then all begin to stamp in unison and smite the tables with their canes. Even this ear-splitting uproar does not do full justice to the enthusiasm of one group. So they leap upon their table, and thus elevated, stamping...
There seems to exist in the minds of some men an idea that there is a college law compelling the professors to stop lecturing, whether they be in the middle of a sentence or not, directly the hour bell rings. At any rate these persons prepare to leave instanter by shuffling their feet, closing their note books with a clap and moving about. Their uneasiness becomes violent if the professor dares to finish the sentence or attempts to make a finishing remark. We would assure these gentlemen that no such law exists...
...court tennis could be played. It might be under the auspices of the H. A. A., or the work of a private organization, to be opened to public use afterward, on payment of rent, just as the courts on Holmes are paid for. We recommend the consideration of this idea to the officers of the Athletic Association...
...past few years, bicycling at Harvard has been on the decline, and consequently an idea is prevalent that the club is dead. This is far from being the case. The first meeting of the club disproved any such idea. Nevertheless, the list of active members is none too large. While urging every man in college who has a wheel to join, we must depend mainly upon the class of '90 for an increasing membership. According to the present plans of the club, there will be, on an average, two runs a week (weather permitting) for the rest of the season...