Word: neglectment
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Both Upper and Lower Massachusetts were insufficiently warmed for the examination in Freshman Geometry yesterday morning, and as a consequence those present, in addition to the mental labor of the examination, were obliged to endure the physical discomfort which this neglect entailed upon them. If a little more care were taken by the janitor to have the halls properly warmed it would be appreciated by those who are obliged to take examinations in them...
...neglect of the captain and members of the freshman nine to be on the field in readiness to play with '85 last Tuesday and thereby losing the game by a score of 9 to 0, has been somewhat severely commented upon. The series of games for the class championship were instituted chiefly with a view to drawing out the men of '86 who are fond of the sport, and of giving an opportunity to the base-ball talent of the class to develop itself. And although the previous practice of the nine may not have warranted him in feeling secure...
...attention of members and graduate-members of the Hasty Pudding Club is called to the old library rule that "all books must be returned within four weeks, under penalty of twelve and a half cents for each week's neglect." It is desirable that missing books be returned to the new rooms...
...most enthusiastic advocacy that we have yet seen of athletic exercises among students says: "If the ranking system included relative physical proficiency and attention to sanitation, it would be a sensible enlargement of the schedule. Failure to allow sufficient time for sleep, imprudence in diet, or neglect of exercise, might be marked, like a failure in a lesson, or like an error in deportment. The main tendency of the student's life may be indicated more by physical shortcoming than by any mental lapse...
...transept; not a flag floated in the breeze. Memorial Hall had another object besides that of a memorial; it was intended to educate the youth of Harvard College in patriotism. We cannot help asking if to disregard the laws of the State which made yesterday a legal holiday, to neglect on that day of all days recognition of the patriot dead, to leave Memorial Hall without decoration, is the best way to inculcate patriotism in the minds of the youth of the land? - [Globe, May 31st...