Word: thoughts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...victories that it does. But still, that external sympathy could not take the place of home support was shown by the fact that for about two years lacrosse hung between life and death. Indeed it was deemed of so little consequence, and the attempt to introduce it was thought to be so hopeless, that there is no mention made of the game in the college papers until May 9, 1879, when the Advocate editorially speaks the first welcome word for lacrosse in the following words.: "The members of the lacrosse team deserve the thanks of the college for having established...
...thought best not to start the society until a large number of men should signify their approbation. It was therefore voted to make this number five hundred, but it was finally changed to four hundred. It was also voted that a board of directors be provisionally elected, and, when once the necessary number of names be found, the board should remain the officers of the society...
...emulated by the other societies in college. The lectures given in past years under the auspices of the Philological Society will be remembered with pleasure by all upper classmen who heard them, and those lectures given by the Historical Society were of such general interest that they have been thought worthy of publication in the Johns Hopkins University series. Besides the organizations mentioned there are several others in college which might arrange courses of lectures that would attract students and outsiders as well. If the Art Club is still in existence it might give strong proof of its life...
...editorial in the last Crimson suggests that it would be well for the college itself to take charge of printing the pamphlet editions of former examination papers or to make a definite contract with Mr. Sever in regard to printing them. If it is generally thought by the faculty that it is well for the students to have these old examination papers, we see no reason why one of those suggestions should not be acted on. But there may be some practical objection in the way, and it occurs to us that the Co-operative Society might look...
...idle, for it they fairly indicate the critical nature of this "Boarder's" examination of the reports, it may well be doubted whether there is anything in them not perfectly clear to one who, instead of rushing into print with a question, bestows a fair amount of careful thought on the statements before him. It is desirable, however, that the members of the Dining Association should have clear knowledge of the "crockery" and "repair" assessments and the surplus now happily resulting therefrom. Nothing can be simpler, and, it would seem, more equitable, than the working of these assessments. The repairs...