Word: save
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Again, it might be well to appoint some impartial person an arbiter on definition, to whom the views of both sides might be submitted in full, and who should say once for all what the question means. After this nothing new should be admitted in the way of definition save by agreement of both sides...
...unnecessary amount of trouble at the last minute. Thus far a ridiculously small percentage of the class has signified its intention of attending the dinner; certainly it is not asking too much of those men who are reasonably sure of being present to say so at once and thus save much unnecessary trouble...
...manly, fair way, and that hundreds of graduates look back upon it as one of their happiest. Class Day memories. The customs and traditions that are left to Harvard men are few enough, and we should treasure those few jealously. It may be too late for us to save this cherished ceremony, but we owe it to ourselves as Harvard men; we owe it to the graduates who have left the custom in our keeping, and we owe it to those who are to come after us, manfully and vigorously to protest against the threatened action of the Corporation...
...better divided. There are some minor advantages to evening hours. The process of taking lecture notes requires less mental exertion than writing a theme or studying a text-book. Therefore, it would be more rational to do this original work in the morning when the brain is fresh, and save the evening for the more mechanical tasks. The athletes would certainly prefer evening courses to afternoon recitations...
...complain of there having been too many match-games; for the number was purposely reduced this year. The practice games were neither too long, nor too severe. The most promising players were given trials in match-games, the object being not only to develop new material, but also to save the "star" men. It has been suggested, with a reasonable degree of plausibility, that the cause is to be found in the dampness and fogs that spread over the low marshy grounds near Soldiers Field. At any rate, every effect must have a cause. It is a self-evident fact...