Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...there are many who share his views. The sameness in the bill of fare and the frequent carelessness in the preparation of the food, which seems to come out most strongly in the insipid taste of the vegetables, and often also in the half-baked rolls at breakfast, are reason enough to believe that some one has grown indifferent in the performance of his duties. Let us be reasonable in our demands, but also firm in insisting on our rights...
...students' own hands. The trouble has always been that its members have taken Memorial fare too much as a matter of course,- a sort of necessary evil, forgetting that they belong to a co-operative organization which chooses its own directors and which can remove its steward for sufficient reason...
...early days of the association, when the membership was about six hundred, there were effective checks against the board becoming either too good or too bad. To quote the pamphlet distributed last year: "A secondary reason for keeping the board low is that a marked increase in price would cause a decrease in membership More over, the steward has a direct pecuniary interest in keeping the price down. With board at $4.00 he draws the full amount of his salary; as soon as the price rises above that his salary is proportionately decreased. He is, however, prevented from seeking cheapness...
...production of this popular romantic opera of Wagner has been commended by the most captious critics and the audiences which have attended during the last two weeks have given unmistakable evidence of their appreciation of the work done. The opera is splendidly staged and Mr. Hirschfeld has good reason to take pride in the admirable work done by the principals, chorus and orchestra under his direction. "Lucia di Lammermoor" and "Cavalleria Rusticana," a double bill, will follow "Lohengrin...
...vote of the Administrative Board is as pleasing to students as we have reason to hope the petition of the undergraduates volunteering to discountenance in future the use of firearms and explosives, was to the Board...