Word: needless
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...property which may have some foundation. The rule regarding pedlers and book agents in college buildings is not strictly enforced. While many of these men are doubtless perfectly honest, there are others who are open to suspicion. A more rigid enforcement of the house rules would not be a needless precaution or at all amiss...
...simplest and most practicable method of nomination ever yet devised. - (a) It is simply a "town meeting" of the party voters. - (b) The substitutes thus far suggested are impracticable. - (1) The system of self nominations would not be tolerated. (2) The system of primary elections involves a needless complication...
...each one should redeem his pledge as early as possible. The tickets will probably not be sold after Tuesday of next week. The committee must know at least a day beforehand the exact number to be provided and for this reason all are asked not to cause inconvenience by needless delay...
...athletic annex to a college or university involves a needless expenditure of money. Athletics almost double the expenses of the student. Where athletics have become popular in an institution, it has taken control of the institution, it has taken control of the work of that institution. All the honors are distributed among: the athletes. The man with the most muscle is the Great Mogul. To day Russell is Governor of Massachusetts, not because of his great intellect, but through the patronage of Harvard athletes. The object of college training is not to turn out Kilrains and Sullivans, but to sharpen...
...above action speaks for itself, and it is needless to say that all the freshman clubs, that have suffered temporarlly by the first action of the Faculty, will begin again with renewed interest after the holidays. All who care anything for the musical clubs in college, will welcomes this reconsideration by the Faculty...