Word: remissness
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...Seniors are asked to turn in their "lives," and pledges for the class fund as soon as possible, if they have not already done so. Thus far only 425 men have sent in "lives," while the number of requests sent out was 640. The men have been even more remiss in returning the pledges, as only 263 have been received. The class secretary and treasurer have a great deal of work to do, and it will greatly aid them if all Seniors will attend to these matters without delay...
...material for the University crew. For these two purposes alone this work should receive the active support of enough men to form at least fifteen or twenty crews, but this year, as in the past, the coaches find difficulty in getting men to report regularly. Those who are remiss in this matter not only fail to get their own exercise, but spoil the pleasure and profit to be had by others...
...point about which there still seems to be doubt in some quarters, namely as to why University men should concern themselves with a movement like this. They get their mail regularly, so far as they know; what business is it of theirs, they ask, if the government is remiss in the care of its employes, or in any other respect...
...matter of the class fund, too, Ninety-five is reported as very remiss. Possibly the class do not realize how near to its close the college year is getting, but it is time for them to bestir themselves. To have been more backward in subscribing them any class in the past twenty years, is no enviable reputation...
...with the exception of some freshmen, scarcely a new man with any experience has attended the daily practice at the gymnasium. Yale's comparatively recent advance in this branch of athletics is due almost entirely to the faithful work of her teams and coaches. For the men to grow remiss in their duty in this direction now, points toward another retrogression. It must be evident that it is impossible for the team to attain success without more candidates, and above all, more general interest in the work...