Word: rules
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Number one, which was on the inside nearest the bank, and number two turned the inside stake, while number three had the outer stake entirely to itself. The same rule was followed in the six-oared race...
...would be idle to enumerate the many advantages of this system of ethics. In brief, by means of it a man may realize the glorious rule of the convent of the Thelemites in Rabelais...
...because he attempted to take his opponent's water, which is contrary to the law of boat-racing, that "each boat shall keep its own water throughout the race, and any boat departing from its own water will do so at its peril." Page was disqualified by the rule that "no fouling whatever shall be allowed; the boat committing a foul shall be disqualified...
...entering the dining-room of the Revere House and standing with his hat on, nor would such conduct be tolerated for a moment. It would be considered as an insult to those present, and measures would speedily be taken to correct the manners of the offender. The same rule applies to visitors at Memorial Hall; and it is our opinion that if men, through ignorance of common rules of politeness, persist in standing in the gallery with their hats on, students are perfectly justified in endeavoring to teach them better manners...
...wish that the marks awarded at the semiannual examinations could be made public a little earlier than they are. The utter ignorance of their position, in which many men find themselves, is very dispiriting. That our instructors are hard worked nobody pretends to doubt; and that as a rule they return the examination-books at the earliest moment compatible with their convenience is generally admitted. Yet, perhaps unreasonably, many of the students think that their marks might be announced within a fixed period, - three or four weeks from the examination, for example, - and our instructors may be sure that...