Word: matter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...bill will without doubt pass the Senate, as Senator Hoar and a few others have promised to take the matter in hand. In the House of Represen-tatives, however, such results can hardly be expected, as the bill will call for a large appropriation and for approval of the list of officials of the Hall of Records by the American Historical Association. This naturally excludes all patronage and spoils, and the representatives prefer to take up some more lucrative bill. Nevertheless, the association hopes that the bill will pass; however, if such does not turn out to be the case...
...induce the corporation to to light the library during the evening, but as the use of electricity would have been very expensive, and the use of gas out of the question from the risk of setting the library on fire, the corporation took no active steps in the matter...
...same time. There is no reason why the lighting of the library should be made dependent upon outside circumstances for there is no immediate need of lighting the yard, and the law school library is lighted with gas. If the corporation wish to show themselves really earnest in the matter, let them begin at once with the college library and then proceed later with the rest their scheme...
Experience has taught us that any digression from the beaten track of college custom, no matter how advantageous or how necessary, can only be accomplished by continuous agitation. The editors of the CRIMSON have there-fore decided to bring the question of electric lights for the library directly before the corporation by means of a petition. The method to be employed in getting signatures for the petition will be the same as that used for the petition against compulsory prayers, which was so successful three years ago. A circular containing the petition which is published on the first page, will...
...victories during the last few years. The meeting was held in New York and was largely attended. It was voted to hold a dinner at Delmonico's on Saturday evening, February 16. A committee of twenty-five was appointed, with George A. Peters, '42, as chairman, to take the matter in charge and complete the arrangements. The victories which are to be celebrated are: The football championship since '78 with one year's exception, the baseball championship since '81 with one year's break, and the rowing championship since 1885. The object of the dinner is to recognize "the loyal...