Word: confession
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...courses in Technical Astronomu, but a popular course, with little or no mathematics, on the same plan as some of the elementary courses in Natural History, notably N. H. 4. It is really pitiful to see the woeful ignorance of college men on subjects girl would be ashamed to confess her ignorance. Yet in Astronomy, a subject which should be familiar to every one, we are all practically unable to gain even the slightest knowledge, although our facilities for observation are unsurpassed, in this country at least...
When, however, the statement is made that "in the opinion of Harvard,-a neutral body,-Yale is the champion for 1884," we confess that the fancy is carried a little too far. Harvard expressly stated, in a mass meeting of the students, that she did not agree with nor approve the sentiments expressed in the letter sent down by three private individuals to Yale, and we would call the attention of Captain Richards and the Yale News to this statement again. We do not care to enter into any controversy between Yale and Princeton. The foot ball championship has been...
...actually descended into this mystery of mysteries, into the place whence has arisen the savor of many a meal in process of preparation. We must confess that it was with some misgivings that we started on our tour of inspection. It has been said that if we once could behold the manipulations of the "culinary artists," we would never again be able to enjoy a dinner without the horrible vision rising before our eyes. But let it be said to the credit of the steward and the management, that, although we were there at a time when there...
...judging the action of the Athletic Committee, let us keep constantly in mind the great truth that "consistency is a vice of small minds." I confess that this seems to me to be the only way to get over the difficulty of trying to reconcile the present action of the Committee with their action towards col. Bancroft last year...
Since we believe in free speech, we publish this morning a communication from a freshman on the subject of compulsory chapel-going, although, we confess, it would be a kindness to the writer to suppress it. When the writer grows older, he will be far better able to judge of the effects of our present system that he is now, and he will then be prepared to express an intelligent opinion concerning it. He is mistaken in supposing that it is only the men who "indulge in expensive sprees, and go to bed regularly...