Word: success
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Then we drew up a plan, showing very carefully how the changes would each remedy some evil of previous years; this was promptly acknowledged good by the Corporation Committee. A summary of this plan was published in Monday's CRIMSON. I personally feel that this plan would be a success, although it would depend wholly on the way the men would go at it. Men would struggle in to the Tree and having won their decent amount of flowers would gladly be allowed to make room for those behind by squeezing past them and getting out of the way. Some...
...account of the lowering of the flowers, there would have to be a rush to wards the Tree at a given signal. As those near by would have the best chance of success, there would be an endless preliminary manoeuvering to get in the front rank, which would be most tiresome to the spectators. The Class Day officers would be powerless to keep the men from fighting for front place. There would be inequality of opportunity from the very start. Then when the crowed had once got around the Tree, there would be a block instead of a lively scrimmage...
...have tried to meet these objections in every way we can think of, but without success. We have said we earnestly believe that the majority of the class desire to keep the Tree exercises as they are, but the committee of the Corporation believe that not even a petition signed by a large majority of the class would affect the decision of the whole Corporation. We were willing to grant every possible compromise in the way of lowering the wreath or doing away with the '97 emblem, but this did not meet the vital point of the scrimmage. In short...
...usually possible to foretell with something near accuracy whether a lecture will be meagrely attended, well-attended, or crowded. From the success of Professor Moore's exhibitions last year, one certainly might have supposed that a like series this winter would not fail to draw large audiences. If it is likely that a lecture will be meagrely attended of course no seats need be reserved. If it is thought that a lecture will be either well attended or crowded such a proportion of good seats as the lecturer thinks adequate, should be reserved for students. If it is wholly impossible...
...case should seats be reserved after the lecture begins however. A plan, frequently tried with success, is to reserve a certain portion of the seats until five or ten minutes before the lecture begins...