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...this is precisely what many of us are doing, and when our exhausted mind refuses to go further, we complain of the great amount of work laid upon us, and say that no human being could reasonably be expected to do it, forgetting that in most cases the fault lies in ourselves, and our own faithfulness from...
...constitution to start with, but, owing to his ambition to excel, studies beyond his powers. To such our remarks cannot apply, but the indisputable fact remains, that were we to perform our work faithfully from day to day, it would seem much easier, and we should see that the fault was not altogether to be laid at the door of our instructors...
...that the semis are so near at hand, the men who have done a fair amount of work during the term, are to be envied. It is a common fault at Harvard for men to neglect the preparation of their daily work, and to depend almost entirely upon an unnatural amount of very hard and concentrated work just before examination. The bad effects of this manner of studying are so obvious, that they scarcely need mention, but to bring freshly before the mind of the student the great mistake made by so many in this direction, we will call attention...
...their behalf; and fear of publicity, fear of the enthusiasm of indignation, fear of "bad form," forsooth. What is left for me henceforth? Obscurity only. After my services of so many centuries "for the public good," to be thus silently contemned is too much. To be called "grumbler," "fault-finder," and a "thing," is more than even the flesh and blood of so antiquated a creature as myself can bear...
...recent writer says in regard to the girl of today, "Complain and find fault as we may, we must acknowledge that the modern miss is after all, a pretty nice institution, and one that we wouldn't care to part with. Why grumble at their vanity, you silly fellow, when you are the only one to profit by it? If they dress well, talk well, even flirt just a little bit, we don't care about having them any different than they really are, and with all due regard for our grandmothers, we say, God bless the girls of today...