Word: move
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...move, Mr. President," said a venerable and benevolent-looking professioner, "that the entire sum be expended in plank walks, in order that the students may attend morning prayers and recitations in bad weather without danger of taking cold...
Several motions were made and lost. At last a little gentleman arose, and, moving excitedly about in his seat, broke out: "I zink ze money had better not be touched, presently; maintenant, ze inwards of Olden need decoration, which zing I move...
...move, as an amendment," exclaimed an impulsive youth, blushing deeply, "that the sum be devoted to the purchase of saddle-horses for the tutors...
...WISH to give two reasons why the attempt to force us to employ the janitors as scouts seems to me wholly unjustifiable. One would think that the reasons would be apparent to any honest and fair-minded man. In the first place, this move of the Bursar's is nothing more than an attempt, which might almost be called underhanded, to get from the students more money to pay the current college expenses than is given by the regular stated college fees. It is apparent enough that the janitors, regular college employees, are underpaid with the understanding that they shall...
...consequences of a fire on the lower floor of Holworthy, especially, are not pleasant to imagine, and the other buildings in the Yard are almost as bad. We are glad that the Herald has called attention again to this lack of fire-escapes, for the best way to move the powers that be in a matter of this sort is to bring outside pressure to bear upon them...