Word: wishing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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JUDGING from the number of examinations held during the present week, the instructors wish to begin the new year by turning over the leaves of blue-books...
...time since to the Cornell boating authorities by the Secretary of the Harvard University Boat Club, stating that circumstances prevented his sending the formal acceptance at that time, but assuring the Cornell men that the challenge would doubtless be accepted very shortly. The members of this University may naturally wish to know what reasons have prevented the Executive Committee of the Boat Club from accepting Cornell's challenge. We had hoped to publish an official letter explaining the matter in full, but unfortunately the meeting of the Executive Committee did not occur in time. We are informed, however, that such...
...communication which Captain Bancroft has received in reference to these races contains the proposition that Harvard should row Cornell and Columbia under the "auspices" of the National Association. We do not wish to appear unreasonable, but it seems to us that it would be better for Cornell and Harvard to row the race as agreed upon in the challenge than to complicate matters by competing in an open regatta with other colleges, at a date which may be so late in the summer as to prevent our crew's rowing in England. As the plans of the National Association...
...facts disclosed by a correspondent in regard to the abstraction of reserved books from the Library need little comment from us. Laying aside the question of the want of honor shown by those who allow themselves such liberties, we merely wish to remind students how injurious to their interests it is to allow the rules of the Library to go for nothing. The system of reserving books, which has proved so successful and so useful to us all, would have to be abandoned if the practice our correspondent has exposed became common; it is therefore incumbent on all students...
...WISH to correct a slight mistake in the report of '82's Lacrosse meeting in the last Advocate...