Word: joined
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...minister's mouth. These things are a gross discourtesy to the great majority who, no matter what they may think about the advisability of morning prayers as now carried on, still feel they owe it to themselves to behave respectfully; - to say nothing of those who join in the service for deeper reasons. Those who make the disturbance seem to forget that Harvard's boast has always been that whatever her merits or demerits elsewhere, her undergraduates are gentlemen in more than mere externals...
Resolved, That we, the members of the class of '86, declare it to be the sentiment of this class that all forms of personal violence to entering classes should in the future be refrained from, and we request the other classes in college to join us in the attempt to suppress this evil...
...that society life which at Harvard takes on so many and so varied forms, is at Princeton centred in the two great debating societies, the American Whig, and Cliosophic societies. These two are introduced to the incoming freshman by the numerous and urgent appeals from members to join the one to which the particular advocate belongs. In former days the excitement over the acquirement of new members was very great at the beginning of a college year; and the abuses brought about by the zeal of injudicious members necessitated the negotiation of a treaty between the "Halls" to insure deliberation...
...years at school. The associations which many of the more important schools have formed, try to keep alive the school spirit and bring the graduates together; but in most cases they are far from successful, and none thinks of attending their meetings, even if he takes the trouble to join them after leaving school. Explain it as we will, the fact remains that most fellows do nothing about perpetuating the reminiscences of school life, although they act quite differently about their college life...
...glad to see the activity displayed in lacrosse quarters. We would urge every man who can play, or thinks he can play lacrosse, to attend the meeting at Capt. Hood's room to-night. Men who have never played before should join the team now, as the cage will be very much at their service till the mid-years; after that it will be occupied by all kinds of teams, and of course the other players will take the precedence of the new. We wish Capt. Hood every success, and hope that the team this year will accomplish as much...