Word: neglected
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...university has the resources to carry on in an adequate way both the graduate and the undergraduate department, no college could do more for the cause of education. But Harvard must always be careful not to be carried away in its zeal for higher education, and be led to neglect the ground work of the whole structure, the undergraduate college...
...Neglect of regular work: Atl. Mo., LXVI, 70; LXIII, 79. - (a) No work done in football season. - (1) By 'varsity and substitutes. - (b) Amateur athletes of any distinction rarely do any work...
...Whitney further suggests that May 14 is too early, and that the morning of May 21, would answer the purposes as well as any date. Even overlooking the fact that the constitution sets the date for May 14, Mr. Whitney seems to neglect the fact that Harvard, counting of course on having the U. T. A. C. A. games on May 14, has made all her other dates accordingly. The Harvard track is used by a number of associations, and it has been with no little difficulty that arrangements have been made so as to accommodate them all. The university...
...writer in the last Advocate, who urges the need of a course in college devoted to subjects of current interest, both political and moral, has touched on a matter of no little importance. What he says about the tendency of college men to neglect the affairs of the present day, is in a degree, true. There must always be in a college to a greater or less extent, the danger of monasticism, of seclusion from the outside world to live the life of the little university community. The cry against the impractical side of a college education has its ground...
...might indicate a lack of general interest on the part of students; and yet the membership of the societies has constantly increased, even in proportion to the very rapid growth of the University. The building, also, would undoubtedly concentrate much of the interest which is now dissipated simply by neglect. A basis including all the religious interests of the students seems broad enough for a truly University interest, and yet definite enough to give the building a distinctive character...