Word: abandoned
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Such being the case, two alternatives were open, - the class might definitely abandon all plans for any celebration whatever; or they might endeavor to reorganize themselves in a new way, and to offer to their friends some sort of entertainment which should take the place of the regular Class Day exercises of past years...
...change I would suggest to the present Senior Class is to abandon this farce of class lives, and have a large class-book with pages assigned to every man ever connected with the class. Have a brief simple history, comprising some few salient points, such as date of birth, name of father, and time connected with class; let each man write the secretary at least every two years, and from these letters let his "history" be collated by the secretary. It is absurd with such large classes as we have now to attempt individual lives of every member...
...oars. That is, the four best men in each club will pull against each other, and then the six next best men will pull as second crews. We should say rather that the crews will be made up of the best men in the clubs who will consent to abandon easy-chairs and cigarettes for a few hours; for it is vain to hope that the best oars can be prevailed upon to exert themselves. The change, however, seems to us for the best, in the present state of affairs. We take it for granted that...
...abandon your oar as the root of all evil...
...said that, while he had no desire to interfere with the private affairs of the society, he was obliged to ask them to discontinue the "running," because it created a public disturbance. Naturally this request caused some excitement among the members of the club, and they felt unwilling to abandon what they considered a custom of long standing. The President assures them that the custom is not an old one, and there the matter stands. Considered purely in the light of an affair between the President and a society of limited membership, it is not a question to be discussed...