Word: talkeing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...supporters of compulsory attendance at chapel, that it is simply a question of time when the services will become voluntary. The ingenuity of the Advocate in its crusade against the choir boys is certainly remarkable and worthy of a better cause. But we do not think that any talk about the "substitution of infant squeaks for manly groans" will have any perceptible effect upon voluntary prayers. For the present at least, we must have prayers and any attempt at improvement in the services ought to be received as such...
...directors of the Athletic association held a meeting last evening, but the prospective layout across the ground was not now of the subjects discussed. "It will be time enough to talk about the matter," said one of the directors this morning, "when we know that the line laid out across our grounds is to be the one that Hartford and Harlem directors decides upon...
...success of our Cooperative society has surpassed the expectations of its founders. When it first started it was looked upon with suspicion by a number who feared that it would never succeed in gaining a foothold in the university, largely on account of the much-talk-of "Harvard indifference." But in spite of the many difficulties attending its foundation it has attained a remarkable degree of success and has become at last firmly established as one of the permanent institutions of the college. The membership is larger than ever before and numbers almost half of the university. It does...
...There is talk of founding a heavily endowed university at Milwaukee, the majority of whose directors, and probably its presiding officer, to be of the Baptist church...
...Harvard nine in Philadelphia, July 4. Previous to that date a few games will be played in New York with some of the New York teams. After the game in Philadelphia there has been no decision as to what the club will do. At present there is some talk about going to Newport for a week during the vacation, but this has not been decided upon. If the club goes there they will invite such clubs as the Beacons of Boston and the Staten Island club and play a series of games. These games will be mainly to afford...