Word: makes
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...given us in order that we may judge for ourselves when it is necessary to absent ourselves, and we certainly ought to be capable of judging. But if we do not follow the dictates of our judgment, and cut for the sake of pleasure, we abuse the privilege, and make it necessary for the Faculty to limit the privilege by some such regulations as have been recently passed. For all such regulations, we, and not the Faculty, are responsible...
...following editorial on the action of the boating authorities at Cornell, from which it would seem that the Navy Directors are very much like our Executive Committee in the power they have and the use they make...
...chance to ratify the challenge when it was too late to do anything else. Those well acquainted with our position and prospects had grave doubts as to the propriety of challenging Harvard at all, and they should have been heeded. Instead of that, they were told to make a virtue of necessity and ratify the challenge. Now, we are equally surprised by the news that the Navy Directors have withdrawn the challenge to Harvard, and upon their own responsibility. Doubtless the withdrawal of the challenge was proper enough, but the way it was done was not. If the voice...
...York Athletic Club held two days' sport at Gilmore's Garden, New York, but the times made were poor, and the races devoid of any particular interest. The mile-run was won in 4 min. 52 1/2 sec. (we think) by a man with 58 yards' start, which would make him about as good as 5 min. or 5 min. 2 sec., for the full distance. The times made in the bicycle race were very poor, one two-mile heat being run in worse than 11 minutes...
...give you only one experience, but it was enough to make me turn cynic...