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Then again, many talk of the influence of Harvard College, as being so different from those of any large gathering of young men. Some parents regard the very name of Harvard as possessing some magical power which will allow one under its influence to enter some charmed circle, as it were, where all is lovely and everything is in his power. Others think our college is the very hot-bed of extravagance and ruinous habits, and that it is impossible for anyone now-a days to pass four years within its classic walls without being misguided...
...officers of the Lampoon will enter upon their duties after the completion of the present volume...
...generally thought that, when a man is old enough to enter Harvard College, he is old enough to endure a recital that would be out of place in a Grammar school, and not be shocked; but the writer of this communication seems to have been offended at what is unavoidable and absolutely essential to education, and would permit his personal prejudice to stand in the way of what seems a just and impartial plan of instruction...
...word freshman is of very ancient origin, being derived from the old Sanscrit root, fhra, signifying raw, green, innocent, fresh. Compounded with the Saxon word Man, it becomes a synonym of infantile innocence and unworldliness, and is universally applied to individuals of a tender age when they first enter collegiate halls of learning...
...incipient Nihilism and irreligion. Let us look at the question of irreligion for a moment. The statement on its face is a reproach, if not an insult, to the parents and friends of every Harvard student. For by their advice he has been led, not metaphorically speaking, to enter the den of thieves. But is it true? Can any one justly say that student feeling at Harvard is distinctly irreligious? Are we, simply because we are Harvard students, and that is for the most part the argument advanced, hardened followers of Mammon? The writer has frequently heard that glorious gray...