Word: rumors
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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THERE is a rumor current, that, on his entrance upon office, the new steward of Memorial Hall requested of his predecessor a copy of the bill-of-fare by which, during the late regime, the table had been regulated; a request which the latter refused to comply with, unwilling to give over into the hands of a rival a work which he had been more than two years in perfecting. The students fully support Mr. Farmer in this decision...
...RUMOR is abroad that a second meeting of the Senior class may be called some time in the coming week. If such a meeting is held, it is commonly supposed that the class will have to adopt one of the alternatives, - either to merely fill the vacancies which have been made by resignations, or to annul the action of the last meeting in toto, and proceed to a new election...
...RUMOR is afloat that the Case-system of instruction is to be dropped...
...greatest pleasure was in ringing it. Twice in the early morning, when the sun was rising, often through the day, and twice at evening, I delighted to send that pleasant sound out over the fields. When I was already an old man there came to me a rumor of an intention to abolish prayers. Day after day passed, and it grew into certainty. One of our college rulers, a man of great learning and influence, was earnestly advocating it; and by the strength of his will seemed likely to succeed in putting an end to them. I was in despair...
...have heard a rumor that Professor Bell intends to explain his invention in Cambridge, at an early date...