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Word: overdraw (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...think I'll overdraw, and seek the West...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Quid Faciam? | 12/18/1874 | See Source »

...many of his ideas. He says that the abolition of hazing rests entirely with the present Freshman Class. He deprecates the system of pressure to which the Sophomores were subject in signing the pledge, - a rather violent form of conversion in its true light. Though "Fair Harvard" may overdraw the extent and violence of hazing, there is no reason why it should be pursued even in a mild form. All license leads to abuse, and should we countenance "roughing," the inherent evil of the system would be sure to show itself sooner or later in an extreme form. Since...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/5/1874 | See Source »

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