Word: riot
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...There is need of more than physical service for our Commonwealth in time of disorder. Harvard will lead the way, as she has many times in the past, and mould a public opinion that will make impossible a recurrence of riot and anarchy in this state...
Dancing around Rebellion,--now called 'Liberty' Tree continued. Each Senior plucked a sprig or flower from a wreath to keep as a memento of college life. With the growth of the University, however, the scramble for flowers took on the nature of a riot, and consequently, about thirty years ago, many of the practices of Class Day had to be radically changed...
...murders for which these men were hanged occurred last August in Houston, Texas. About one hundred and fifty troopers raided the town and held complete sway for several hours. During this period they shot a captain and many civilians, and were finally driven out by a posse. Such a riot has not occurred for years, and cannot easily by explained. The negro troops' last misbehavior occurred at Brownsville and resulted in the dismissal of an entire battalion from the service. All of which would seem to lead to the conclusion that our negro soldiers are a disgrace to the service...
...should not, in being proud of our flag and our national anthem, fall to the level of the rabble, which hoots, throws stones, and riots when some slight form is omitted, not from an exalted and generous conception of the meaning of their nation and a desire to preserve its honor, but simply because, being a rabble, it loves to hoot, throw stones, and riot...
...formulates the policies that are to govern his later life. Then is the proper time for experimenting. If certain doctrines are not to his liking, he discards them for others until at length the guiding principles of his activities are settled to his satisfaction. Meanwhile his ideas may run riot, but if he is a normal person, the final decision will make a change for the better. In short, it is constructive radicalism which ought to be harbored...