Word: avoidance
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...feign absence; for the other day, on my paying no attention to his rap, a poco of archaeological tastes carried off my door-mat, with the intention, probably, of representing his firm in the old clo' department at the Centennial. But, as a general thing, if one wishes to avoid trying on the new varieties of "Patent Braces," and other articles of wearing apparel, he will best secure his object by studying the peculiarities of gait among pedlers. It is an easy matter to discover a new hand at the business. He walks along rather undecidedly, stops to scan...
...large heap that peculiarly formed furniture which exerts such a debasing effect on the only great thing in us, set fire to the mass, and henceforth devote ourselves, body and soul, to our minds. By these rigorous methods, and by these methods only, can we hope to avoid the treacherous shoals that we now know are before...
...identical with theirs, and we have taken what I consider a most wise course, in announcing our intention of dissolving our connection with them. This seems to me the policy which will of necessity be adopted in future. It is the only way in which we can avoid the unpleasantness sure to arise when we attempt to pull together and find by experience the difference in our interests...
THIS can be called representation in a certain geographical sense, so to speak, but hardly in any rational sense, and has the effect of exaggerating and perpetuating those false issues which we now seek to avoid. The mere fact, however, that given sections of a class should hold caucus meetings has nothing in it foreign to the purest democracy, nor even that they aim at securing positions for their candidates among the class officers, provided that they secure their ends by presenting a strong ticket, and not by cracking a society whip over the heads of the recalcitrant. In point...
...select a color, and declare it as Harvard's color. Mr. Green, who at present furnishes ribbon for most of our societies, upon being assured of our patronage, would import this color, and supply it to students, and also dealers at the regatta, and by this means we should avoid having the almost endless variety of shades which are called "crimson" by the venders thurst upon us at such a time. Moreover, by employing this firm, we have a place where we can always obtain the true color, and be perfectly sure that we are getting a good article...