Word: requests
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...have been sent in to me, and I wish to ask all who have not already done so, to fill out the "lives" and postal cards and send to me as soon as possible. If any have lost the blank forms, I will gladly send a duplicate set, upon request, as it is very important that I receive the "lives" at once. ELIOT SPALDING, Secretary
President Eliot, in response to a request from Mr. A. E. Frye L. S. '90, Superintendent of Schools in Cuba, has consented to furnish free tuition in the Summer School, for a large number of native Cuban school teachers. According to reports from Havana, if adequate arrangements can be made, about 1000 teachers will take advantage of this offer. The government will probably furnish army transports for bringing them here, and Mr. Frye hopes it will be possible for them to visit many different cities, through the generosity of the railroads and the municipalities themselves...
...response to the request for opinions from the class, communications received by the Class Day Committee have been opposed to the wearing of caps and gowns before Class Day. So far as the committee can ascertain, this seems to be the feeling throughout the class. Although in theory the idea commends itself to almost everyone, in practice it has never proved a success. Therefore the committee feels justified in deciding that the class shall wear caps and gowns only on Baccalaureate Sunday, Class Day and Commencement. There is, however, a decided feeling among a majority of the class that there...
...request of the University Debating Club the French Department has decided to open the contest for the Pasteur Medal to all undergraduates, instead of restricting it to the Sophomore and Freshman classes, as in last year's contest. The medal will be awarded to the best speaker, at the final debate for the class championship. The University Debating Club will probably present the subject, which must have the approval of the French Department...
Although the request of the Class Day Committee for an expression of opinion on the wearing of caps and gowns has met with no visible response through the columns of the CRIMSON, this should not be taken as an evidence of entire apathy. Several men, with whom I have talked on the subject, have expressed a wish that we might wear the caps and gowns for some time previous to Class Day, say from the first of May or of June...