Word: blamed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...have every reason to hope for victory. But if we are beaten the disgrace of defeat falls upon all the students alike. If on the contrary we lose the game by poor playing and needless errors, the disgrace falls chiefly upon the men who are most directly to blame, although the sting of the defeat will be shared by the students in general. We wish Captain Dean and his men all success in the great game...
...started to pay the fines of the men who were arrested during the celebration on Wednesday. Much as we deplore the occurrence, we feel that in principle those who were among the crowd of students that went down to the station house on that night are as much to blame as the men who were taken, and it is only fair that they should share the penalty. So far the subscriptions have amounted to nearly one-half of the necessary sum, which shows that only one-fourth of the men who were concerned in the trouble have volunteered to share...
...there is in him to do to show that this trust has not been misplaced. If this sort of organized cheering is not given at the game, and kept up to from start to finish, especially if the game is up hill, the management will have only themselves to blame. The benches will be filled with students ready and eager to cheer, but there will probably be no effective applause at all, if the proper men are not regularly appointed to lead the different sections...
...year. The temptation to cut lectures and generally abandon one's study for out door amusements is strong. If a man doesn't combat this influence the four weeks will seem like four days, and he will find himself wholly unprepared. He will be inclined to put the blame on the late vacation, but the fault will generally...
...high fly, the one calling out "I have it" should be allowed to take the ball, and should be reassured by such words as "Take it" from the other player. Such signals will prevent a recurrence of the discouraging mistakes of yesterday, for which it would be unfair to blame...