Word: turned
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...expect good sense and good taste. The Echo will necessarily become the medium of much criticism upon the authorities of the University, and we respectfully recommend it to pay strict attention to the tone of such criticism. Statements to the effect that Harvard College is inculcating principles which will turn out "corrupt politicians, embezzlers, and forgers" are at least metaphorical, and are liable to give the public erroneous ideas. Great injustice and harm has already been done the College in this way by the public press, which is only too ready to seize upon such rumors, especially when they come...
...Princetonian has a tirade against smoking, and more especially against inhaling, and says "Vultures and wolves have been known to turn away from the dead body of a tobacco-user." This shows clearly that any person who uses tobacco does wrong, because he thereby deprives "vultures and wolves" of that which is, no doubt, their due. But as an argument against the weed its force will not be felt by any one who does not intend himself especially for wolf-meat...
Thither we by instinct turn...
...apparent enough that the janitors, regular college employees, are underpaid with the understanding that they shall make up their salaries out of the students. If proof were needed the janitors state this themselves, and to our faces make it the ground for impudently demanding that we shall turn off our old and trusted scouts, and employ themselves. Thus, besides paying, in addition to the stated fees, the salaries of regular college employees by an ingenious and hidden device, we are subjected to the safe impudence of men ostensibly our servants, yet in no way responsible...
...Inning. Camp, Clark, and Walden are quickly disposed of. Then Tyng opens the inning for Harvard, by sending a fly to centre-field. Ernst luckily gets his base on called balls, and Wright again takes his turn at the bat - again driving the ball to left field for two bases. Ernst scores, but Wright is left on third, as Winsor and Olmstead are put out. 1 run. Yale 4, Harvard...