Word: insultable
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...arouse interest by inviting eminent clergymen to-address the society, their efforts have met with anything but success, as, for instance, on the occasion mentioned in the communication above referred to. Such a state of things is a disgrace to the society, and besides it is a positive insult to those who have taken the time and trouble to favor the meetings with their presence and remarks. We trust that this state of things will not continue, but that when next gentlemen are invited to address the society a large number of the members will be present...
...Society that evening and a large attendance was desired. That very natural desire was not gratified, as I afterwards understood, that, of the whole society (one of the largest in the College) less than half a dozen men were present at that lecture. Does it not amount to an insult to invite earnest and distinguished preachers to come from Boston (thus taking a whole evening from their very busy week) to speak to bare...
...made these arrangements. Mr. Rueter is the delegate from Harvard to this Council, yet he never received any notification of the meeting last Saturday, and so had no opportunity of representing our team at the meeting. This failure to notify Mr. Rueter, if intentional, was not only an insult but an injustice to Harvard. If the failure was due to carelessness, as we hope it was, we must say that such carelessness it is impossible to condone. Harvard had important matters to bring up at the meeting, and under the circumstances we think, that, unless satisfactory excuse be made...
...least, a very impolite thing to create a disturbance. Nothing could be more rude. If there are any persons at Memorial whose instincts are so refined, whose delicate sense of courtesy is so great that they cannot refrain from noticing an unintentional discourtesy except by a gross insult, then stringent clues ought to be adopted by the association to see that all such be dismissed from the hall, for they are doing much to remove the hitherto prevalent idea that a Harvard student is always a gentleman. If a notice is posted regarding the wearing of hats, and rules...
...usages of good society. He is not well educated. He was not educated at Harvard. [Laughter.] Thereupon the fellows of Harvard College undertook, in contravention of all precedent, in contravention of all precedent, in contravention of all right, in contravention of the will of the people, and in insult to the people, undertook to deprive the governor of the people, duly elected, of what every other governor had had [cries of "Shame," "Shame,"] and when they did that they thought they probably could so incense the governor, so far strike at his self love, so far stir up his boorish...