Word: prevented
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tendency of the authorities in Radcliffe to organize the college more and more closely upon Harvard lines seems to us very wise. This policy not only ensures rapid and safe expansion for Radcliffe, but it will also prevent the rise in future of troublesome questions in regard to co-education in Harvard...
Garcelon was unfortunate, too, in the 220 yards hurdles. In his first trial heat he got a bad fall over the fifth hurdle and lost so much that he did not attempt to finish the distance. This did not prevent Harvard from winning the final race. Bremer easily took first here in 25 1-5s., with Cady of Yale second. Jameson took third for Harvard...
...that duty and beg leave to report that in their judgment all the tables in Memorial Hall should be conducted as club tables, each club having one-half more members than there are seats at the table, and each club to make such arrangements as it prefers to prevent the presence at any one time of more members than there are seats. They are further of the opinion that, if the above plan were carried out, the present process of obtaining checks for meals at general tables could be done away with, and that the money thus saved should...
...have the authority of a member of the Corporation for stating that it was the intention of the Corporation, in prohibiting the use of University buildings for political party purposes, simply to prevent clubs of students from holding political meetings in the same fashion as other voters and holding them in University buildings. That is to say, the Corporation expresses itself as willing that students should form political clubs and as willing that they should take part in political meetings of the usual character if held elsewhere, but as unwilling that they should hold meetings of this character in halls...
...position from which there is no recovery. It is a provoking carelessness which is regretted immensely by the men themselves after the harm has resulted, and we caution the men on the nine and the crew to keep their regular work in good shape so that nothing shall prevent their meeting opponents with their full strength...