Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...student who has been absent from a mid-year examination, and has satisfied the Recorder that his absence was caused by serious illness or other unavoidable hindrance, is entitled to a second and last opportunity of passing the examination at some time during the period of the final examinations, provided he make written request before April...
...result of the Harvard-Princeton debate, though not unexpected, occasioned serious thought as to why Princeton with her Halls, and her supposedly superior advantages, should have again suffered defeat in this branch of intercollegiate contests. The following caitorial, which appeared in the Princetonian after the debate, expresses fully and fittingly the sentiment of the college in general...
...Three defeats and one victory is Princeton's record after two years of intercollegiate debating. The record as it stands is such as to cause every man in the university who has at heart the good of Princeton a great deal of regret and serious thought. What the cause of the present state of affairs may be or whether or not there is any cause, we would not attempt to say without further deliberation and investigation, but we leave this question to the faculty, undergraduates, and alumni for solution. The fact forces itself disagreeably to our attention that Princeton...
There is another evil and a much more serious one that it will be well to speak of again and that is the poor ventilation of the recitation rooms. With the rapidly increasing number of men who are forced to use these rooms, the present system of ventilation has become almost intolerable. If the truth were told it would probably be shown that a large proportion of the cases of sickness that occur during the college year may be traced directly to these ill-ventilated rooms. Such a state of things is deplorable, and it cannot be excused...
...Warren '96, one of the speakers in the Princeton debate is ill at his home in Boston. His illness is not serious and he is expected to be able to take his part Friday night...