Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...late hour last evening Henney was resting quietly and it is not thought that his injuries will prove serious. He is of course badly bruised and strained but it is hoped not seriously...
Meanwhile, as a preliminary step, we would suggest that the matter be brought, at the earliest practicable moment, before the Corporation of the University, with a request that it give the project serious consideration; and if, in the judgment of its members, it is expedient, that they will assign a suitable site for the building of the proposed club within the limits of the College Yard, if possible, in case the necessary funds for its construction should within a reasonable time be forthcoming...
...Different Corner," an answer to Harvard Episodes, is above cleverness. It has a serious intent and contains genuine sentiment. There is no attempt to express more than a small part of the ideal side of Harvard life, but it is an effort in the right direction and well done. The writer of "A Cuban Romance" might have made more of his subject without making his story any longer. The writing is forcible and compelling, however. An amusing incident is related in "A Sketch...
...this morning contains a suggestion which we believe is so unwarranted as to deserve a prompt refutation. It refers to the management of the class crews. Whatever be the financial condition of the crews, the mere hint at dishonest dealings on the part of the Class Managers is too serious a matter to go unanswered. If the writer has in mind any specific instance it is clearly his duty to bring it to the attention of the officers of the class interested; if he has not, he has needlessly insulted the Class Managers now in College, as well...
Numerous examples might be cited of college organizations whose serious purpose has been much aided by the pleasant social features of their meetings. Little effort has been made to strengthen debating in this way, and we think that an innovation in the line of the experiment which Yale is reported to have begun, might be of practical value in Cambridge. The object should be, not so much to arrange dinners or other entertainments on special occasions, as to brighten up the regular meetings...