Word: absurdity
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...teacher. Apparently there are still many "college men" who are strongly addicted to the puerile habit of stamping. As a means of expressing approval or disapproval of what a lecturer says, the use of a pair of large and hardy feet (organs indispensable in many emergencies) is absurd. Men of impulsive natures with frequent and acute temptations to stamp in lectures, should practice self-restraint. If they must give vent to their feelings let them lock themselves in their rooms after the lecture is over, and calling to mind all the humorous incidents of the hour, stamp to their hearts...
...probable, though not yet evident, that reform here is needed. If it is true that the editors stifle criticisms, in the form of communications, here surely they are at fault. Yet in my four years' connection with the paper such was never its policy. And in fact it is absurd to suppose that the paper should do other than encourage communications, for which it is never itself responsible. Again, if it is true that the CRIMSON does not lend enough space to reports of lectures, to dramatic criticism and to other subjects of purely intellectual interest, the mistake is easily...
...know. It is not likely that it means anything more than the occasional meeting of teams in the minor sports. But it is enough to indicate that the strained relations following the break of 1905 are becoming less tense. Athletic quarrels between great universities have something very absurd about them; we hope that the time may come when they will be altogether a thing of the past...
...short, if a difficult theoretical subject like logic or psychology or history of philosophy is really to reach a large number of beginners, it would be absurd for the instructor to feel influenced by such negative votes, unless he knew the quality of the voter. Above all it would be dangerous for our elective system, if serious students were guided by such a commentary in the choice of their courses. There may be poor courses in the University, but the chances are great that this kind of canvassing with this kind of answering and tabulating entirely distorts the picture...
...Cambridge not intimately connected with their pursuit of happiness. At the mention of glass flowers or vesper services, they assume an intensely cynical look and say that these are excellent things to amuse one's family, but really hardly worthy of note. They are rather proud of this absurd affectation, and consider themselves quite superior if they get away from Cambridge without making the most of their opportunities...