Word: understanding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There has been some inquiry lately among the directors of the Harvard Dining Association to ascertain the sentiment in regard to any further extension of the hotel system. There was a very general expression of opinion in opposition to any extension. We understand that the corporation may petition to be allowed to convert five more club tables into general tables. It is this proposition that has met with such general opposition, mainly, it seems, on account of a feeling that if five more general tables were added this year, that would mean a few more next year...
...important that chairmen should understand the duties of their office, and all who do not will please call at 38 Weld between 12 and 1 today, or from 9 to 10, or 11 to 2 tomorrow...
...wish to sit with their state delegations, and chairmen of delegations who do not understand their duties will please call at 38 Weld between 12 and 1 today or from 9 to 10 or 11 or 12 tomorrow...
...itself, it will give a very fair notion of what the national convention is like. The mock convention is one of those things which will be a great success if the men will take of it in the right spirit and determination to carry it off well. We understand that each man is to sit with his own state as in the regular convention, and that presidential nominations will be made for all parties. With the large portion of the college which ought to be present, the results of the voting will be rather instructive and full of meaning...
...with the nine to Providence will have a good chance or getting a better idea of how the game of cricket is played. One of the reasons why the college takes so little interest in the game is that most of the men do not understand the fine points of the playing. Almost any game would seem dull to those who could not appreciate what the players were striving for; and many a game which in its crudeness is rather slow, becomes remarkably interesting when the more subtle plays are understood. Cricket at Harvard seems to suffer from this very...