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...court had deferred judgment when Farmer Glatt sued to restrain his pesky neighbors. Before thinking up his fence, Farmer Glatt and family and neighbors practiced marksmanship at an elevated target in the Glatt barnyard but desisted because of the high price of ammunition...
What is completely new and what may surprise a bit, they will hand to the University office, personal impressions of their advisees. While this was unlooked for, there need be no fear on the part of freshmen that an ultimate, adverse, or categorical judgment has been rendered. No harm can come of the innovation; and there may come the advantage born of a more complete acquaintance between the University office and members of in this case, the class of 1930 and; in case of profit here, a similarly more complete acquaintance with future classes...
...understand that there has been some discussion of the possibility of introducing the college system in this country. Without attempting to give a hasty judgment, I should be inclined to say that the system of fraternities in this country. Without attempting to give a hasty judgment, I should be inclined to say that the system of fraternities in this country would make the college system impracticable. The fraternities are in America a strong social and political force, and they are so deeply embedded in the structure of higher education that an attempt to infringe upon their privileges would meet with...
...does honor come to a man? What is the evidence of the honorable life? What is the tribunal which declares at last: "This is an honorable man"? You look now for the favorable judgment of your elders, --of parents and teachers and older students; but these elders will not be your final judges, and you had better get ready now in college to appear before the ultimate tribunal, the tribunal of your contemporaries and the younger generations. It is the judgment of your contemporaries that is most important to you, and you will find that the judgment of your contemporaries...
...Many of you like to moralize. This kind of activity is not profitable. It is better to kill with ridicule. A harsh word must be hurled out abruptly, like a blow; but in passing judgment you must remember that you are judging comrades whose life is very hard and who as yet do not understand the enormous demands of the present historic time. It is hard for them to understand this, because they haven't the time to learn...