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There are two things to remember in considering the development of her genius. In the first place she had to suffer the contempt with which her grandmother treated her mother, who was a common work-woman. Here we see in George Sand the first seed of revolt against social institutions. Secondly, she was unhappy in her marriage and it was to plead her cause that she first became a writer...
...help a thletics in the University, aside from what he will get out of it for himself, he is rightly looked upon as a thoroughly selfish and ungrateful person who cares only for his own good. And yet this apathy cannot be regarded with any more contempt than that of the man who comes out for a team, shows himself physically worthy of a place on it, and, just as he is beginning to be relied on for steady work, allows himself to be put on probation because he has not enough real interest in the wellfare of the team...
...supremacy in athletics, this disgraceful action can not be too severely condemned. For those persons to have thus sacrificed their own interests was disreputable enought, but that they should have so grossly neglected their duty to the other members of the team, and the coachers, brings them beneath contempt...
...Sound Money Parade next Monday night will be particularly interesting as the only one in the campaign composed exclusively of college men. There will be transparencies expressive of allegiance to the cause of sound money and contempt for Bryanism. Other features will be Old John on a dray, the enormous machine manufactured by the Vim Tire Company, the bicycle brigade and a quantity of red fire. The same costumes used in the Republican parade will be worn. All who have not costumes for the parade tonight and who intend to wrlk Monday night must sing the bluebook in Leavitt...
...University of Illinois have been indicted by the grand jury of Champaign County for neglecting to raise the American flag over the university buildings, in accordance with a recent act of the legislature. There are laws which fall into disuse, and statutes that are mentioned only with contempt; but it is a pleasure to feel that our flag laws are not made to be laughed at and disregarded-but to be respected and obeyed. The sentiment they embody is too important to be trifled with...