Word: presentments
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...captain of the Freshman crew has sent a challenge to the Yale Freshman, but has not yet received an official answer. A challenge has also been sent to Columbia. Twenty-three men are now training. They are at present using the Gymnasium, but the University have offered them the use of their rowing-machines as soon as they are set up at the boat-house...
...into the drawers. This list should be written up so closely that the first date should be that of the day preceding the arrival of the list at the desk. Of course alphabetical order could not be kept. Then this list would complete the catalogue, do away with the present bulletins, and enable Mr. Winsor to put an end to all needless delay in cataloguing. Also, in the future, no book could be taken out before it had been properly catalogued...
...conclude, - the catalogue under the present system is very costly, very difficult to use, and always incomplete...
...noun summons is derived from the French semonce, an invitation to a ceremony, - a peculiarly happy derivation in view of its present use. The verb to summon (which in England, by the way, is always pronounced summonce) is derived from the French semoncer, to reprimand, to lecture, to give any one a talking...
...Harvard University Rifle Club is sadly in need of encouragement. At the present time there are hardly enough men practising to make a team, to say nothing of picking one. We urge strongly every man who enjoys shooting to become a member and to practise continuously, in order that Harvard may get together a team which will do her credit in the contests that are expected to take place during the year...