Word: plan
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...probably know, it was proposed last year to remove all the seats from Holmes field at the close of college. The removal, however, was delayed. This year the plan of giving up Holmes Field as an athletic ground was again taken up and the Corporation voted that the seats be taken from the Field by July 1 of this year...
...petition of the students that they be allowed to celebrate athletic victories with a bon-fire on Holmes Field has been granted. President Eliot and the committee of members from the faculty have assented to the plan proposed by the students as an experiment. There is no doubt that they are somewhat skeptical concerning the success of the experiment, but by their action in granting the petition they have expressed themselves as willing to be convinced. The burden of proof of course rests now wholly upon us students, and the great opportunity for showing conclusively that we can celebrate...
This is the most important consideration before us, as we have said. The other and lesser one is that unless the proposed plan of celebrating is a success, our celebrations in future will be greatly restricted; we shall have to give up having a bon-fire and we may have to give up demonstrations of any kind in the Yard. The result of this would be that the new and thoroughly praiseworthy spirit of enthusiasm would be quenched, and we should probably return to the wretched indifference from which we have now cut loose...
...seems that no harm could come from a bonfire on Soldiers Field, which is open enough to be a safe spot, provided the students furnished for the fire a lot of cord wood instead of using for fuel College property, such as board walks and running tracks. This plan of buying wood, by the way, is a regular institution at Andover...
...successful has been the season's work at the Prospect Union that the officers of the Union decided to have exercises which should include the giving of diplomas to those who have earned them. This was the first time that such a plan has been followed, and the exercises, which were held Thursday evening, were interesting. About 150 members were graduated, receiving from President Ely diplomas which represented three grades, one for faithful attendance, another for good progress in the work of the year, and the third grade for excellent progress. Addresses to the members were made by Professor Edward...