Word: expressiveness
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...present, where for various reasons most persons in some circles in college are so careful never to express disapprobation at anything which may be said, the predominant moral tone of such circles is either puerile or disgraceful according as the students are viewed as boys or men. Now if, for example, when any one talks ridiculously about getting drunk, or shamefully about buying fraudulent examination-papers, the hearers were to let it be understood that they considered such talk as the former silly, and the latter disgraceful, they would ultimately prevent much of the indecent talk now so familiar...
...easy to understand that persons who are careful never to express disapprobation at foolish or vicious acts or speeches should imagine that it cannot be done in a gentlemanly way. They assume that it is necessary to "blurt out" abusive censure, forgetting that censure is often clearly expressed simply by silence. Their argument seems to be that in any case they would give offence, and no gentleman should give offence, - a principle the folly of which is exceeded only by its harmfulness. For, when principle is at stake, as in buying fraudulent examination-papers or talking ridiculously about getting drunk...
...that the author has evidently been maltreated by the Lords of Creation (Sophomores). We also wish this gentleman to understand that when the Freshmen wish their hard treatment to be brought before the college (although a most interesting topic), we will take a man from our own class to express our grievances, not one who signs himself ex-eighty...
...popularity.'" Now "Ossip" made no such assertion. Our statements were confined to particular cases which we had in mind. We said that there are men in college who show in an offensive and silly way their complete independence and their hostility to popular prejudices. We have heard them express their contempt for social success, and declare the whole college is imbued with the spirit of toadyism. But when we contrasted their present views with the opinions they entertained when they came to college, we could not help recalling the instructive fable of the fox and the grapes...
...Please, sir,' said my captor, 'I 've nabbed a sneak thief trying to steal a ride on the back of the tender!' 'What!!!' said the conductor, 'you can't come that dodge on me ! No deadheads on the 10.40 express, I can tell you. Pay ten dollars at once...