Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...were all alive when the ring contest was over at the prospect of a hard struggle for the tug-of-war championship. The delay before the teams appeared was not as great as usual. At Mr. Coolidge's request the andience remained seated and quiet. '87 won the toss and Cochrane the anchor took the north end of the hall. The men were soon in place, Simes, Gorham, Boyden, and Gilman (anchor) on the junior cleats and Olglesby, Litchfield, Remington and Cochrane (anchor), freshmen. With but little dalay Dr. Sargent gave the word when the tape was above the line...
...effect upon the country was much the same as though a cage of wild animals had been set down in the streets of some populous city. At first timid people were anxious, fearing the consequences if the cage should break, but as time went on and nothing happened, quiet was restored. Now, however, when notice has been given that the balances of the government in the N. Y. Clearing House must soon be paid in silver, the people are as anxious as if the cage had broken and the animals had been turned loose upon the country. To complete...
...writer says, "with the awful and potent causes which underlie it, is bound to erupt, even through incalculable obstacles, and carry to the outer world at least some taken of the fires that burn within." The students say that they have long enough confined their feelings to "concealed disrespect, quiet sneers, and subdued profanity toward that body whose position should call for personal respect. "Nor is this hostility confined only to the espionage and athletic questions. Much fault is found with the system of examinations recently introduced...
EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON.-I am informed that the statement made in the introduction to the petition against the athletic resolutions, in Saturday's HERALD-CRIMSON, that "the petition was not published at the time of its being presented, because the faculty wished to keep the matter quiet" was made under a misapprehension of the facts. There was no objection on the part of the faculty to the publication of the petition. It was referred to the committee on athletics with directions to have it printed previous to the faculty meeting held yesterday. The committee were asked on Wednesday last...
...meeting of the Executive Committees of the different Athletic Associations, held Feb. 25th, it was decided to publish the following petition, which was handed in to the Faculty at their last meeting. This petition was not published at the time because the Faculty wished to keep the affair quiet, and it was thought best, in order to gain the desired end, to work with the Faculty as far as possible; but seeing that such a course would to accomplish the wished for result it has been determined to make the petition known to the whole body of students. This petition...