Word: request
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Applications from Princeton students for the Yale-Princeton game have greatly exceeded the expected demand. Princeton originally applied for 9,400 tickets, but now a new request for 1,600 more has been received at the Yale office. This amounts to 2500 more than the number of applications two years ago. As a result it is stated at the Yale office that while all applications for three tickets, each for personal use can be filled, probably no tickets can be distributed to the so-called "borrowed applications...
...trustees in charge of the Carnegie Peace Fund have announced the real reason for President Eliot's coming trip around the world. President Eliot at the request of the Peace Fund committee is to travel through the various Asiatic countries for the purpose of explaining the organization and aims of the ten million dollar Peace Endowment, and of studying public opinion there upon matters of international concern. He will secure the material for a report which will consider how best the Carnegie Endowment may proceed with the view of promoting the cause of peace among the Asiatic nations...
This vote was passed at the request of the Library Committee, who feel it to be necessary in some way to put a stop to the taking of books. The library is run for the benefit of all students who are members of the Union, and it seems inconceivable that anyone could be so thoughtless of the rights of others as to take away a book. Yet the fact remains that annually some sixty or seventy books are removed from the shelves and are not returned...
...manager, Mr. Wilkey, formerly steward of the Union, at the request of the committee is serving exceedingly high grade board, which will be maintained throughout the year. The service is good, and an orchestra will be engaged soon to furnish music during the dinner hour three or four times a week...
...tickets to the games. Such a plan has proved impracticable. Application blanks will be placed at the following places for distribution: Harvard, Alumni Office, 50 State street, Boston; all Harvard Clubs; Wright & Ditson's; Leavitt & Peirce's; Co-operative Society; Amee's. Blanks will also be supplied upon request made to the Harvard Athletic Association...