Word: avoidance
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...should like to suggest to them, through your columns, that they make a contract with either the Cambridge or some other laundry, to do the laundry work of the college. It will be both economical and convenient; economical, because we can then deal direct with the laundry and avoid the importunings of tradesmen to buy articles which we seldom want but often have forced upon us by such remarks as "willing to accommodate you," "no hurry for the money." It is a well known fact that the laundry is used as a "draw." Many of us are thus victimized...
...system of formal espionage by proctors over students in almost all their actions is still rigidly enforced. Dire are the consequences for the unluckly "undergrad." who is caught by these ever-watchful spies dressed in aught but traditional gown and mortar-board. Proctors, it is said, however, are easily avoided by the wary. It is less easy to avoid the "bull-dogs," as the body-servants of the proctors are called. But, says the London Graphic, "It has been darkly hinted that 'bull-dogs' are corruptible by gold, and even silver." But more curious than either proctors or "bull-dogs...
...York Herald says: "That light and volatile individual, "The Professor," will invade the classic shades of the Hub and set his confreres in the neighboring university an example which they will do well to avoid if they do not wish to destroy the dignity of that respectable seat of learning...
...unenviable plight, and really the careless regulations provided by the college in such cases are very unsatisfactory and reflect no credit on the authorities. Of course there is the refuge of the college hospital, but that is not likely to be taken advantage of by any one who can avoid it, for many reasons. The reflections on our goodies contained in the article, we resent with proper indignation, as ignorant slanders. Their comeliness, cleanliness and industry is admired and applauded by all of us, especially by our janitors...
...that will be readily understood. It would be useless for us to explain how easy it would be for the authorities to do this; how an especial officer should be appointed, with a fair salary, to attend exclusively to the interests of the commons; or how well they could avoid the errors into which we have fallen. Understand us, that we find no fault with those who have hitherto managed the hall, but we feel that unavoidable mistakes have happened, not been made, from the very nature of the circumstances, and we think it has been shown conclusively that students...