Word: transfer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whole rather a failure in our game. This is the regular method employed by elevens playing under the English rules and when both sides enter into these mauls the struggle is often quite exciting. But as our team is accustomed to play an open formation game they could quickly transfer the rushing across the field; a performance which made it rather embarrassing to the Canadian men, who were massed in another part of the field. Under their rules the game is apt to be very rough and dangerous, but at the same time not particularly lively or exciting...
...that some better system were adopted which would give every man a fair chance, and which would not be liable to so many abuses. In the first place, the rule is that seniors are allowed to retain their rooms for their own occupation. But they are not allowed to transfer their rooms in case they decide not to occupy them in person. So reads the catalogue. Now this regulation would be perfectly just and fair were it enforced in every case. But it is not. We might as well come out plainly and recognize the facts as they are. Every...
...would think that in this case, as well as in the case of the seniors, that the necessity of signing a statement to the effect that the rooms were drawn for personal occupation, would deter most men from abusing the privilege of transfer. But actual experience shows that it does not. Men do not scruple to sign a lie when it comes to a matter of rooms. They excuse themselves by saying that everybody else does it. Of course I will not attempt to show to what extremes such reasoning leads...
...considered after those who have never drawn at all. It would be much fairer to let the freshmen take their chances with all the rest of the men in the college and draw in the general drawing. But the one great evil is the abuse of the right of transfer. The remedy is to stop transferring of rooms. Allow no transfer and the chances will be fairer for every one. If a man draws a room and finds he cannot occupy it, let him give it up and the bursar will dispose of it. This would do away with...
...hereafter be distinguished in English literature, if the productions of his maturity correspond with the promise of his youth." That exchange editor and successful prophet was J. O. Sargent, at present an overseer of the university. An appeal for the reading-room on page 64 we are tempted to transfer bodily and apply to the present day ; it would fit very well...