Word: misinterpretation
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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With the most sincere respect for the point of view taken by the writers of these letters, we think that their alarm is a little unnecessary, and that they misinterpret the spirit in which the song was written and published. They read between the lines a combination of ill-timed overconfidence, and viciousness toward Yale. We know that the verses in question, as a matter of fact, gave voice to neither the one nor the other. We feel confident moreover that they were not so understood by undergraduates here, and that if noticed at all by Yale men, which...
...Probation." and "Ungentlemanliness in Memorial." What the Advocate has to say about the former topic is well said and the concluding paragraph strikes such an admirable key-note to the whole that we cannot forbear to quote: "Of course, it is to be expected that the outside world will misinterpret and misrepresent this action (the removal of Corbett, Mackie and Waters from probation). However, our college has grown steadily in the face of such attacks, and every year adds to its triumphs as a leader in the fields of a university life. We doubt not that when they are understood...