Word: recession
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...something be done before the term closes in regard to the Christmas recess next year? According to VIII statute of the University, the recess is but eleven days long-shorter than that of almost any other college in the country, and as by the new regulations no cuts at that time are allowed, this vacation becomes a simple mockery to southern and western men who must spend most of it in traveling in order to get home at all during the year. The only remedy is a petition to the corporation and overseers of the university, and this ought...
...Yale freshman nine went on a trip during the Easter recess...
...said that the difficulty men find in choosing a profession wisely, is owing to the fact that while in college they have only a very superficial idea of how the world's business is transacted. Therefore be would advise every undergraduate to take up some work during this summer recess. A man who followed his advice would choose the profession by which he could most help his fellows. If a man is in doubt between two vocations, let him choose that which will bring him most in contact with his fellow men. Dr. Hale believes that journalism is an unworthy...
...results of the registration of the students after the Easter recess were very satisfactory. There were only fifty-eight men who failed to register on time. Of these, thirty-three had been previously granted permission to register late. Of the remainder the majority have since filed satisfactory excuses for not complying with the regulation, some having been detained by sickness, and some by other reasons. Only three or four have failed to offer any explanation for their absence. This is certainly an excellent record when the total number of students who were subject to the regulation is considered...
Princeton's spring recess ended last Tuesday...