Word: manned
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...suggest that the wreath be placed within reach of a man standing on the ground, with the '97 emblem worked into this wreath; and that the men wear ordinary clothes. This arrangement would do away with the combinations both because a combination would not be needed to get the flowes and because in his ordinary clothes a man could not carry away enough flowers for other members of his combination. Moreover, with this every-man-for-himself idea, we believe that the large societies will agree to discontinue combinations, and that attempts to conceal large quantities of flowers will...
...will issue return postals early this week in order to get the opinion of every man who would take part in the Class Day exercises. This will be better than a class or mass meeting as it would reach all those who would not, or could not attend, and we know it would have more weight with the Corporation as it would be more nearly a complete opinion. It is absolutely necessary that these postals be returned immediately and answered in full...
...with these modifications they would have no objection to the ceremony about the Tree. After three weeks of diligent work, the committee drew up a plan which met every objection originally made by the Corporation. The flowers were to be lowered to avoid unnecessary roughness and to give every man an equal chance of getting flowers without the aid of cliques or squads, and a system of exits was devised by which the Tree enclosure might be emptied in four minutes, thus eliminating all danger from panic...
...second objection, that the football clothes are offensive has still less weit. Judge Holmes, in speaking of the Harvard men who fought for their country said that "the greatest qualities after all are those of the man, not those of the gentleman." Backed by this eminent authority I protest with all the emphasis in the power of one who clings fondly to the few remaining occasions in Harvard life which call for a display of sentiment, that the Tree scrimmage should no be abolished for such a purely fastidious reason. If the smell of perspiration has been "nauseating...
...Senior Class, asking his opinion on the Corporation's threatened abolishment of the "Tree," must receive the hearty co-operation of the class. The expression of opinion contained in the replies can only be of value if a complete poll of the class is taken. Let every man in the class fill out his blank card at once and return it to the committee...