Word: ascertain
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...plan. At this meeting ten or twelve Freshmen will be assigned to each member of the committee who is expected to inform the secretary of the evening on which he can conveniently entertain his men. It is hoped that this plan will give the Freshmen the opportunities to ascertain the activities in which they may be interested, and also that it will provide the upper classmen with the chance to bring them into those activities...
...meeting of the commissioned officers of the drill companies, Tuesday evening, a committee was appointed to ascertain the practicability of going into camp for two weeks, for the purpose of getting complete instruction in all branches of infantry drill and experience of camp life...
...innovation in physical measurements has been made by Dr. Anderson at Yale. The measurements are being made on those who compete in the track athletic games, and are intended to ascertain how much weight is lost by an athlete during the progress of his event...
...accordance with the vote passed at the Physical Training Conference, held February 23, in the Fogg Art Museum, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences appointed on March 29 the following committee to consider the advisability of a course in physical training at Harvard, and to ascertain the opinion of the graduates and undergraduates on this subject: Professor Hollis, chairman, Professor Byerly, Professor White, Professor Davis, Professor Grangent, Dr. Coolidge and Dr. Fitz. The committee will submit a report to the Faculty this year. A census of the opinion of the students enrolled in courses in English composition is being taken...
Only eleven men appeared at Monday's meeting of the Scientific School Seniors called to elect a marshall for Commencement Day. It was decided that the chairman should appoint a committee of three to ascertain whether a marshall were really desired. It is practically a new experiment for the Scientific School to have a special Commencement Day marshall...