Word: question
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whole disgrace of the present status of the question of yard control lies with those students who have refused to take the faculty at their word, but have maintained a position of sneering incredulity...
Fellow students of the University, it is for us to change this condition of things. It is for us to have opinions of which we are not ashamed, on a question which concerns the whole future of our alma mater. It is for us to be always ready to act up to our opinions and convictions. If we will do this there can be no doubt of the result, for the will of the majority, clearly expressed...
...however great confidence the faculty may have in us, and I sincerely hope we deserve it, it is still necessary, if we undertake student government, to have some definite and practical method of working. The faculty may disregard the "how," but with us it is half the question...
First, it is better to err on the side of caution than on the side of rashness. Secondly, there is no urgent need of an immediate acceptance of this responsibility. Thirdly, it is a question deserving far more consideration than we can give in the teeth of examinations. Moreover, our time is not money, and we can afford to wait. After the summer vacation, by all means let something be done, but not till then...
...publish in another column a letter from a member of the faculty concerning the question of order in the yard, which ought now to occupy the mind of every student. The present state of affairs cannot continue. The building of surreptitious bon-fires at hours when none but the perpetrators can enjoy the noble sport, is conduct which is certainly worthy of the highest commendation and admiration, but it must necessarily fail to meet the craving of the college at large for an opportunity to relieve the excited emotions. Therefore, as a method of celebration, it may be safely considered...