Word: ascertain
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regulations the Harvard student is required on week-days to attend a place of Christian worship. Yet on Sunday, the Christian holy-day, he is free to pay to spiritual matters what little attention he may please. The reason underlying this peculiar state of affairs would be difficult to ascertain. Week day religion is not the general custom Most men keep their piety for exclusive use on the first of the week. Nor is week-day religion sanctioned by scriptural recommendation. The 4th commandment might even be quoted as authority against such an arrangement...
...plank walk is a great thing at Harvard, and so when we heard of the brand new walk in front of the Jefferson Laboratory, we went in a body to investigate, to see the new white boards and to ascertain if the walk afforded as good a see-saw as its brothers in the yard proper. Our investigation resulted in so much satisfaction and pleasure that we have deemed the matter worthy of editorial comment. It is our purpose here only to appear grateful for our small blessings; but perhaps also it will not be out of place to wish...
...EDITORS OF HARVARD CRIMSON:-It is an old custom of Harvard College that all her students march together in a presidential torchlight procession If this custom is to be kept up, after a vote of the college has been taken to ascertain in what procession she shall march, the minority should march with the majority; and to the outside world the college should appear to go rather for a spree than for any political significance; not only because such a purpose is more befitting the age of the students, but because then both parties could enter into...
...leading motive of the Union in undertaking a canvass was to place on record the standing of the students on this great political question of the day. A secondary motive was to ascertain which party torchlight procession, the majority of the students favored...
...Sanford, ;85, Vice President; Mr. Rich, '87, Secretary and Treasurer. The question for discussion at the next meeting is "Resolved that party feeling ceases when unfit candidates are made." During the course of the evening it was moved and carried to make a canvass of the college to ascertain the political leaning of the students. Of those who spoke were Mr. Hansen, '85, Mr. Jennings, Mr. Rich, Mr. Merriam and Mr. Saunders. After a vote of thanks had been passed to Mr. Saunders, the retiring President, the meeting adjourned...