Word: planning
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...whose class lives would be most apt to be looked up are the very men who treat the Class Secretary to three lines, or return the immaculate sheets free from hieroglyphics but somewhat the victims of misplaced confidence. If the present graduating class should give up the old plan and adopt one similar to that proposed, its class-book might contain considerable valuable data, and not be a treasury of trash and nonsense...
...This plan seems to me so desirable in every way that I am surprised it has not been thought of before and carried into execution. An objection has been raised that it might cause some dissatisfaction, either called up by the sensitiveness on the part of one man that would prevent his ordering for himself what his neighbor could not afford to have, or growing out of the envy of the neighbor caused by his inability to enjoy what his richer classmate has. But surely this is a puerile objection! Why, on the same principle, should one man wear...
Perhaps a better plan would be to begin with men of the Freshman class who shall not be expected to row in races till the Junior year. This would give them time to mature as to physique, and I deprecate, strongly, the practice of racing colts...
...first presented to us, with what care it was nursed into stronger life. Did we not honor and bow down before it, and look to it for unnumbered blessings? Then it was a small and tender thing, but now it has grown, - ye gods, how it has grown! The plan as first broached had a pleasant sound in one's ears, and so long as we had but one or two examinations in a week, we cheerfully submitted for the sake of the good they did us. But now that things have come to such a pass that we find...
...money subscribed in accordance with this plan will be devoted to subscriptions to art journals, and in general to the collection of a library of reference for students of art. At the same time the co-operation of a certain number of students is necessary to carry out this plan, and in order to ascertain if it be practicable, all those who would like to subscribe are requested to send their names, as soon as possible, to Barrett Wen-dell, 9 Linden Street...