Word: talking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...account of examinations, the Yale crew will not start for New London until Thursday. On Friday there is talk of their rowing the University of Pennsylvania, who, if they are successful, intend to challenge Harvard...
...each recurring examination period, an abuse which has long existed becomes especially irritating. Time after time we have censured the carelessness of some students with regard to their conduct in the library. Loud talk and noisy shuffling has become with some men a positive habit. Within the last two days, certain students have been the cause of great annoyance to the readers by their careless method of work. This subject is discussed and censured twice a year regularly, but each time the abuse is revived. Such a practice cannot be too severely rebuked. The selfishness displayed is peculiarly irritating...
...past few days there has been talk of having a race between the 'varsity and the '88 class crew, - the 'varsity of course giving a handicap. Accordingly, yesterday afternoon the race came off over the regular Charles River course. At about half past five the crews rowed out to the starting point at the Brookline bridge, - the 'varsity allowing their competitors four lengths. Both crews made good starts, '88 rowing about 34 strokes to the minute, and the 'varsity a trifle faster. As the boats came down the river the 'varsity gradually closed up the gap between them...
Prof. Chaplin, Dean of the Scientific School, gave a very interesting talk on Railroad Problems before the Finance Club last evening...
...negative replied that the Constitution gave the Senate the right of concurring in appointments, but it had nothing to do with removals. That was an executive power, and the President had not transcended his authority in refusing documents about removals. The talk about Cleveland and Civil Service Reform has nothing whatever to do with the case. The President has offered documents if the Senate will consider them in open session. Cases were cited where Presidents have not submitted documents at the request of the Senate...