Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Although the committee appointed is, for obvious reasons, composed of members of the Junior Class, it must not be thought that the question is only of importance to that class. Just as the good name of the University has suffered by the disfiguration of the statue, all present members of the University should, if the chance offers, do everything in their power to help the committee in its work...
...advantages of this change are obvious. The interval between the nominations and the elections will give men a chance to find out the merits of candidates; and the prolonging of the vote through a whole day, besides ensuring a much larger vote, will make it possible for men to express their preferences in three minutes instead of the three hours that the evening meeting has usually occupied...
...issued announcing the courses to be given this year in the Summer School, it has been decided to give an additional course in Descriptive Astronomy. Especial attention will be paid to the method of teaching astronomy to beginners. The subject will be developed from observations of the most obvious phenomena made with comparatively simple astronomical instruments, following the lines of a plan prepared for the "Committee on Admission Requirements...
...same as those who live in California. Again there are those who, having plenty of mony, would rather be cared for in their rooms or go to some private hospital than be taken to the infirmary. These too would be subjected to an arbitrary charge. Another obvious objection is that there are many men who are never sick, to whom such a charge would be a most unwelcome mockery. Further it is pretty certain that there are those who would rather take their chances of being sick than pay $5.00 without a very tangible cause. Last, but not least, those...
...waiving these considerations, it seems obvious that the extension would be a great hardship to people living at a distance. The heat of the latter part of June is not the time for a pleasure-trip to Boston. Consequently if such a trip is undertaken by Seniors' friends it must be with the sole purpose of witnessing the Class Day exercises. Cases might be imagined, however, where families would find it impossible to remain for three days, for this purpose alone, in a Boston hotel. Furthermore, business and professional men-graduates-from Boston or from a distance, would in many...