Word: previously
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...necessary that the constitution adopted at the meeting on Tuesday last should be signed by all the members previous to the presentation of a petition to the Faculty for permission to organize and drill...
...Class, to receive their quota. Such, in theory, is the formation of the Class Book; in practice, however, it is to be feared that many of the lives will be carelessly written, many of the questions answered slightingly, or not at all. This was the case in previous years; one gentleman, in '74, handing in three lines as the epitome of his career. Now the custom of preparing Class-Book is not a mere form, or started off-hand by some class which has left this as its valueless legacy; the custom is, rather, of long growth, and confirmed...
...lost in a Convention which had just voted in favor of coxswains, and consequently was not strenuously opposed. On the vote, Columbia voted ay, which divided the house; and the President, according to a former precedent, which in this case was obviously unfair, voted in the affirmative, and the previous action of the Convention in regard to coxswains was practically nullified. That the Convention was really in favor of coxswains is shown by the fact that Trinity, the College of the President, is in favor of coxswains, but he, as a presiding officer, did not feel at liberty...
...alternate Mondays, it is now proposed to read some play of the author treated of in the previous lecture, the different parts having been previously distributed among the members by the committee in charge of the literary exercises. This distribution will be made far enough in advance to allow ample time for preparation, and, to insure a better understanding of the play, it may be found expedient to appoint some gentleman for every play, to study and be ready to explain any obscure allusions or phrases...
...least to devote to the theory of the law, and then several years more in an office, to devote to the practical part. This many believe to be a mistake, as the average law-student cannot possibly devote so much time and means to the acquisition of his profession previous to entering upon the practice of it. The duty of a law school, in the present age and in this country, which has no requirements for admission, no entrance examination, the majority of whose students are not college graduates, which requires for a degree a course of only two years...