Word: lowering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Museum of Comparative Zoology now forms the northern wing, while the Peabody Museum stands at the eastern extremity of the southern wing. Another large lecture room will also be provided, and proper consideration for the feelings of the students certainly demands that it be placed a few flights lower down than Professor Shaler's present lecture room...
...stock of pocket-books, card cases, purses, bill books and sponge bags, contains some very desirable bargains. These come directly from the makers and are much lower in price than former stocks have been...
...stock of pocket-books, card cases, purses, bill books and sponge bags, contains some very desirable bargains. These come directly from the makers and are much lower in price than former stocks have been...
...freshman classes in regard to the matter. It is his desire to prevent any disturbance at all, and meetings of the classes interested will be called to consider the question. In the academic department yesterday Professor Wright and Professor Phillips interviewed a committee of twelve from the two lower classes and requested them to prevent if possible any action on the part of the class...
They offer a number of reasons for dropping the custom, the most important one being that, as the promenade question is in imminent danger of an adverse decision, any further disturbances would be likely to decide it unfavorably for the two lower classes. In addition the faculty offer a whole holiday if the freshmen will accede to their request. As a general thing the sentiment of the University is against giving up any of the peculiar Yale customs, but in this case the upper-classmen are all in favor of the action of the faculty...