Word: matter
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Despite all tendencies to the contrary one is forced to admit that in previous years a surprising harmony has existed in classes on the matter of choosing Class Day officers. The men selected have been worthy, and the fact that they have belonged to societies has no bearing, since all men of distinction and true worth in a class are recognized socially. Here then the question of facility enters, and as Class Day elections approach, the societies submit to us men, in their opinion, best fitted for the various places. The class may accept this list by the vote...
...charming books of Ian Maclaren would miss the opportunity to hear Dr. Watson in the lectures which he is to give at Tremont Temple, both afternoon and evening, Tuesday, Nov. 24, and Saturday, Nov. 28? Those who have listened to this Scotch divine and author say that no matter how high an ideal his readers have formed of him, they will not be disappointed when they see or hear him. Besides the qualities of thought and expression, the wisdom, the wit, the pathos and the power which characterize his writings, he brings to the platform the added attractions...
...long as one-third the members of each Senior class deliberately sacrifice university ideals and interests by blind acts of club partisanship. And the non-society men are no less to blame; with their two-thirds voting power they have been too long indifferent to the evils. As a matter of fact, few men see the evil at the time, and, like the writer, only regret what they have done or failed to do after a year or two of reflection. The writer, a society man himself, appeals first to the societies not to distribute a printed slate...
...SIRS:- During the past week several Boston papers have published articles which grossly misrepresented the attitude of Technology men toward Harvard. According to these statements Technology used every effort to provoke a conflict with Harvard, not only after both the intercollegiate parades, but also upon election night. As a matter of fact, the officers of the Technology division carried out perfectly the arrangements of the managers of the parade to prevent a rush, and, last Tuesday night, Technology, no less than Harvard, ignored the efforts of certain papers to provoke a quarrel in "Newspaper Row." While we should have enjoyed...
...matter of an Andover-Exeter football game for this fall has been laid on the table indefinitely by the Andover Athletic Committee. This action probably precludes the possibility of a game for this year...