Word: makeshift
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that the conservative spirit common to all great institutions, and particularly powerful at Harvard, rather than a lack of funds seems to be the cause of our losing to some extent, the library privileges. The system of borrowing reserved books, excellent though it may be, is, nevertheless, but a makeshift, and in comparison with the freedom of consulting books during the day, accom plishes its purpose indifferently. Necessary as it is, the rule requiring the books to be returned by 9 o'clock makes it at times a real bore to take out a reserved book-so much...
...courses a chance to get at the reference books. One of the history courses has recognized the insufficiency of the present arrangements to meet the demand for reference books, by its purpose of issuing a pamphlet with condensed notes of the important facts to be learned. This is a makeshift that deprives the student of the very great beneficiary which is to be derived from individual research...
...badly laid that they are all a series of puddles from end to end. The college may think that plank walks are more expensive than a proper grading and relaying of the paths. If so let them take this latter method of improvement. But this would be but a makeshift. These are many times when the best graded paths become clogged with snow and ice. In such cases the paths are as bad as poorly graded ones. The only satisfactory remedy in such cases is a system of raised board walks. These allow the water to drain off and flow...