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...they were not to blame. Certain graduates of Harvard without, as we are convinced, due consideration of both sides of the question, choose to impute to the Harvard crew dishonorable motives and actions. This proceeding is, in our opinion, thoroughly unjust, inconsiderate and ill-advised. Furthermore, it is an insult and affront to the students of Harvard who, relying upon the words and statements of their crew, as gentlemen of honor, are thus publicly rebuked. Columbia, it is possible, will place more reliance upon the word of honor of the Harvard crew than have certain graduates of Harvard itself...
These notices were posted up on a tree in front of our old building. The freshmen were naturally "riled" at this insult, and for more than an hour on each of two consecutive days an indiscriminate mauling match was carried on. Both sides claimed the victory, but the classes were about evenly matched in the number of missing shirts and broken Derbys, not to mention heads. As far as your correspondent can see, the only persons benefitted by the rush were the hatters and haberdashers...
...last speak out about. Above all the cries for plank side-walks and for better ventilation, this one calls loudly for redress. That men have been patient of it so long shows how long-suffering, how unindependent the college student is. I refer, sir, to the glaring evil - yea, insult - to every Harvard man of having the covers of all blank books for examination purposes colored blue. Blue, sir, the color of our rivals on many a gloomy field of war! Blue! the flaunting color of the base cravens who train and practise their fiendish arts at New Haven. Small...
...insult to injury, there are some instructors - I will not say who - who return these same books marked in blue pencil. Could human - much less tutorial - depravity go farther...
...Haven Tenney was called as a witness in a Delaware court and when the judge asked him his name and he answered, "Haven Tenney," the judge remarked that every man has a name, the witness was trying to insult the court, and was therefore fined $10. Some men are cussed with mean cognomens. - [Post...