Word: neglected
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...evident that in order to overcome the defects in our caucus system of nominations, the degrading tendency of political machines, and the temptations of a busy people to neglect political duties, there needs to be a quickening of civic patriotism from one end of the country to the other. Our present political system would need no change to make it all that we wish, if public opinion were as persistent as it is on the whole honest and pure...
From general neglect and lack of funds the Trophy Room at the Gymnasium has been allowed to fall into a condition which reflects little credit upon the athletic management of the University...
Again we wish to call attention to the disgraceful neglect of the Trophy Room at the Gymnasium. It is only just to the men who have represented the University on its athletic teams that some effectual means be taken of perpetuating their victories. Hardly a week passes when some graduate does not visit the gymnasium and look in the Trophy Room for mementos of the teams which were turned out when he was in college; and a well ordered Trophy Room would serve not only as an incentive to new candidates for the teams but also as a connecting link...
...extremely distasteful to keep reminding the Freshmen of their continued neglect of their class organizations. But in the case of the musical clubs if the class is brought to realize how desirable it is to be represented by creditable clubs, it will surely support them more heartily...
...should like to call attention to the strange neglect of the fives courts in the Carey Building. During the winter months the demand for indoor exercise at harvard has always been very great; the gymnasium and bowling alleys are often crowded, and every blank wall available is in demand for handball. That so good a game as fives should be ignored is a matter not only of regret, but of surprise. A careful enquiry has convinced me that not one man in three knows that the courts exist; and even those who do know it have never expressed their desire...